[TowerTalk] Gizmotchy's

[Sain'T Tom]

Do you think a ham could be more competitive in a pile up during one of 
those vertically polarized peaks by switching in a vertically polarized gain 
antenna?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Forrest Wolf" <forrestw at gbis.com>
To: "WA6RKN" <WA6RKN at ARRL.net>
Cc: "Tower Talk" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 16:42
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gizmotchy's


>I operated one of these & learned polarization shift on DX signals.
> While on "horizontal" polarization, you'd see a dip in signal strength.
> If you switched to "vertical" polarization at the null, the signal
> strength would peak.
>
> There is another similar antenna called the "Moonraker".  I operated one
> as well.  Gamma match fed only with 4 full elements horiz & 4 full
> elements vertical.  Same operation & same signal polarization
> switching.  The vertical would be used for ground wave & you could
> switch between horiz & vertical for DX.
>
> 73 de W7SG
>
>
> WA6RKN wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Goins" <wmgoins at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Gizmotchy's
>>
>>
>>
>>> Quite likely true, but then the TH antenna series wasn't designed for
>>> illegal CB operation either, and this one is. The power rating and
>>> user feedback state that clearly. The TH is a ham band antenna that
>>> someone might use for CB (legally or otherwise - though I don't know
>>> why they would as a monobander would work a lot better).
>>>
>>
>> For some silly reason, it is an tenna of choice for CB'ers.  Don't ask me
>> why!
>>
>>
>>> ANd there is no way anyone can be a ham for long and not know that
>>> there are hams running way over legal power, but that wasn't a part of
>>> the original email post or comment, so it is totally irrelevant.
>>>
>>
>> I believe someone made comment about the need for 5kw gamma on the 
>> antenna
>> and the 6 meter antenna came to mind, coupled with high power amps.
>>
>>
>>> And, for the record, no where was I putting down CBers.
>>>
>>
>> Mike...sorry...I did not mean to imply that you were.  I should have 
>> worded
>> my attempt at mild humor and fact differently.
>>
>> I apologize.
>>
>> Joe Wolfe
>> WA6RKN
>> Reno, Nevada
>>
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