[TowerTalk] 10M phased verticals

Eddy Swynar deswynar at xplornet.ca
Tue Nov 29 10:45:41 PST 2011


On 2011-11-29, at 1:37 PM, K8RI wrote:

> 
> I'd bet that such arrays actually exist ... some where.
> 

Hi Guys,

For 160-meter DX'ing here I use a three element phased array---each inverted "L" in the array is extended (approximately 170' long) and arranged in a triangle, 1/4-wave apart. I use RG-6 TV cable for both feedlines & phasing lines, and use 135-degree phasing for maximum (theoretical) gain...

It seems to work well enough: in the 5, or so, complete seasons that I've been using it I've gone from some 80 DXCC countries worked on the band, to 148...

So yes, there is a a wide variety of antennas in use out there, not all of them featured in THE ARRL ANTENNA HANDBOOK, either...!

~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ  


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