[TowerTalk] [Amps] Re Henry 2KD2 Amplifier

[Gene Fuller]

I've made a pennant sysem using two phased four direction arrays 140 feet 
apart, running b'side  East-West and endfire North-South. I use it on 40,80 
and 160. It works quite well. Is good if you're space challenged, but 
certainly not as good as a good beverage. Reverting to the old  20  80 rule 
you could get 80%  of the effectiveness for 20% of the effort by just 
putting up a   couple of pennants in the most used directions. I find some 
160m ssb dx in the window almost any night and enjoy it more for the 
challenge than trying to collect "wallpaper".
Gene / W2LU.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill K2OWR" <k2owr at comcast.net>
To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:14 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Amps] Re Henry 2KD2 Amplifier


> :::: Put out a few beverage antennas and you'll hear everything!
> For me, I can't imagine 160 without using one.
> BILL K2OWR
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
> To: "Roger" <sub1 at rogerhalstead.com>; "RICHARD SOLOMON" <w1ksz at q.com>
> Cc: "Amplifier Reflector" <amps at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 09:12
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Re Henry 2KD2 Amplifier
>
>
>> The only way to work 160M DX is on CW and with a reasonably competent DX
>> operator. Then skill actually counts.
>> On SSB I doubt if half the maniacs screaming can even hear the DX since
>> they
>> are listening on their noisy TX antennas. We call those alligators; all
>> mouth and no ears.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Roger" <sub1 at rogerhalstead.com>
>> To: "RICHARD SOLOMON" <w1ksz at q.com>
>> Cc: "Amplifier Reflector" <amps at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] Re Henry 2KD2 Amplifier
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> RICHARD SOLOMON wrote:
>>>> I have heard that 160 is the "Gentlemans Band" now for many years.
>>>> However, after
>>>> getting back on 160 (after a 24 year hiatus), I must say it sounds more
>>>> like 20 Meters,
>>>> especially when something "rare" shows up. Folks just keep calling, on
>>>> top of each
>>>> other and don't hear the DX coming back.
>>>>
>>> I don't remember it being otherwise even when we only had 25 KHz plus at
>>> the bottom of the band back in the 70's. When the band opened so did the
>>> DX window<:-))
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Roger (K8RI)
>>>
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