[TowerTalk] What to do when you have no height

[Andre VanWyk]

He did say he has NO height. So, a loop will be better than nothing if he cannot put up anything tall. 

NJ0F  

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> On Feb 5, 2016, at 5:05 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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> A low horizontal antenna is both inefficient (because it is low) and a poor DX antenna (because what little radiation it produces is at high angles.  John says he has no height.  To make that a good DX antenna it would need to be up at least a quarter wavelength, and twice that is better.
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> 73, Jim K9YC
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>> On Fri,2/5/2016 2:21 PM, Spencer wrote:
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>>     Horizontal Loop for 80-Meter DX, aug 2002 QST
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>> I used a relay to switch phasing on the feed line.
>> Spencer W1GAK
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