[TowerTalk] Omnidirectional antenna for domestic contests

[Randy Lake]

How far apart were the antennas?

Randy N1KWF

On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 3:28 PM, john at kk9a.com <john at kk9a.com> wrote:

> How did the vertical compare over distance?
>
> John KK9A
>
>
> To:     Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net>,
> towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject:        Re: [TowerTalk] Omnidirectional antenna for domestic
> contests.
> Re: TowerTalk Digest, Vol 154, Issue 18
> From:   "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard at karlquist.com>
>
>
> I did an A/B test using over the air signals of:
>
> 1.  An 80-meter inverted vee with the apex at 130
> feet, and an apex angle of more than 120 degrees.
> Almost a dipole.
>
> 2.  An 80-meter inverted vee with the apex at 60
> feet and again an apex angle of more than 120
> degrees.
>
> The high antenna was clearly better on DX such
> as JA, by 6 to 10 dB on a calibrated S meter.
>
> The low antenna was clearly better within a
> few hundred miles by a similar margin.  The
> low antenna was close to omni directional,
> producing many excellent signal reports off
> the ends.
>
> At intermediate distances, it was hard to tell
> the difference between the antennas.
>
> Either dipole was vastly better than a vertical
> within a few hundred miles.
>
> This was over flat land, with high conductivity.
>
>
>
> Rick N6RK
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