R: [TowerTalk] WARC antennas

[Maurizio Panicara]

Rather than anything else, the Windom critical point is the possible (nearly
sure) current unbalance in the feed line that keeps RF hot the equipments
and shack, computers and keyboards included, and also may pick up RF noises
generated in the shack or nearby. About efficiency, the Windom is mostly
like any other horizontal antenna were height from ground is typically the
critical matter. Specific positioning of low placed horizontal aerials may
determine coupling to nearby objects and no low angles, but peculiar
positioning (i.e . close to a tall cliff edge or ) may produce quite
different patterns and vertical angles transforming the dummy load in a very
efficient antenna.
The S5 did a great effort in organizing a complex event like WRTC and
succeded.
The windom antennas have ben used also (basically, I guess) for mults search
(on all bands) and not only as the 40 & 80m antenna.
Last but not least, also (TX) gain counts, each single dB included.
So, we all know and agree a few dB won't make any difference in results when
the transmitting antennas is well exceeding gain requirements (like W8IJ
ants on 160) so making everyone able to hear our signal without troubles!
(just kidding again about the dB thing)

73,
Mauri I4JMY



----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WARC antennas


>
> > The answer, I think, is that they wanted to work on 40 AND 80, and
> > they wanted a "level playing field" so that the competitors would
> > have equal hardware.  Remember, they set up 53 (yes, 53) essentially
> > identical antenna setups (all mountain/ridge tops) in Slovenia so that
the
> > best OPERATORS would win, not the operators with the best antennas.  And
> > if it were I who had to set up the antennas, I'd rather set up 53
Windoms
> > than 106 dipoles.
>
> Windoms are amazingly critical for length, feedline layout, and
> even station grounding. If my goal was to have equal stations, I'd
> avoid an antenna that is exceptionally site-critical.
>
> It struck me as an odd antenna choice, even though we all know
> and agree a few dB won't make any difference in results! (just
> kidding about the dB thing)
> 73, Tom W8JI
> w8ji@contesting.com
>
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