[TowerTalk] Omnidirectional antenna for domestic contests

[Rudy Bakalov]

I'd expect a vertical to have a very low angle and therefore be better for DX work than local contacts. Same applies to the Hy-Gain tower NJ5G uses.

I already have a 6 el tribander at 105', which is too high for local contacts.

While flipping thru Low Band DXing I noticed that the 45 degree sloping dipole has both horizontal and vertical polarization and take off angles from 0 to 90 degrees. May this be the solution?

Rudy N2WQ

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> On Oct 4, 2015, at 10:40 AM, john nistico <electric911inc at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> I used a ground mounted vertical Rudy and had alot of success. I did notice the lack of stateside activity on 10 and 20. 15 and 40 were where all the stateside action was.
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] Omnidirectional antenna for domestic contests
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> Looking at the number of states worked during CQ WW RTTY it is pretty obvious I need antennas for working the US and Canada on 20-15-10 from my VE3 QTH.  I'd appreciate any and all suggestions.
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> Currently considering 1) vertical dipoles and 2) a curtain of 3 stacked dipoles (or inverted Vs) from 10' to 30'.
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> Anything else? Do keep in mind that from VE3 the US is from ~160 to ~330 degrees azimuth and I do not want to rotate the antenna.
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> Rudy N2WQ
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