[TowerTalk] Omnidirectional antenna for domestic contests

[Rudy Bakalov]

How high? Single or two at different heights, permanently phased?

Rudy N2WQ

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> On Oct 4, 2015, at 2:41 PM, Jon <kd5sfa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Build a fan dipole set up as an inverted V.  Space the elements equally apart (60 degrees).  You should get vertical polarization and omnidirectional-ish signal and less interaction between elements. 
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>> On Sunday, October 4, 2015, Rudy Bakalov via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Rudy N2WQ
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