[Towertalk] Burning ?'s

[Tom Martin]

After a few hours trying to copy 40 wpm in the Worked All States (!!!)
contest, I decided to ask the experts on this forum a few questions.

1.  Does my 2 element 40 meter beam act as a two element 15 meter beam
when I use it on 15, or more as a dipole.  I have front to back and side
rejection when I rotate it, but is there any gain?

2.  I have been using my 5 element 20 monobander through a tuner for 12
and 17 meters because a windom at 40 feet doesn't work very well at all
on these bands.  Same question.  Any gain or just a dipole with a lot of
aluminum around it?  Sometimes it works best aiming 180 degrees away
from the station and I don't think it's long path.  However, I worked
R1MVI this a.m. at 30 degrees and a few days ago VK9KV at 170 degrees
for the best received signal.

3. Does anyone north of Chicago hear any signals on 10 meters except
Central America and the Caribbean?

73, Tom W8JWN