[160m] 160m Counterpoise / Most Distant Contact

[W5KDJ]

Transition is around 1230 here.  I usually get on around 1200z (6 Local) if 
I don't over sleep hi hi.  Your transition starts about 1330z so we can just 
try.. I did work w6wrt last week around 1230z.  Actually we should have no 
problems with times.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Webb" <kd6nrp at earthlink.net>
To: "'W5KDJ'" <W5KDJ at comcast.net>
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 6:15 PM
Subject: RE: [160m] 160m Counterpoise / Most Distant Contact


> Hi Wayne:
>
> I can try to be on 1808 around 1310Z. Is that too late?
>
> I also have PSK31 and Olivia capability.
>
> 73
>
> Brian, KD6NRP
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 160m-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:160m-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
> On
> Behalf Of W5KDJ
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:26 PM
> To: REFL - 160M
> Subject: Re: [160m] 160m Counterpoise / Most Distant Contact
>
> I am usually on 1808 RTTY everymorning.  QAP.
>
>
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Webb" <kd6nrp at earthlink.net>
> To: <160m at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 5:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [160m] 160m Counterpoise / Most Distant Contact
>
>
>> Correction: I was running 75W, not 100W for my contact this morning with
>> W8TE in Michigan.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Brian, KD6NRP
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 160m-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:160m-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Brian Webb
>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 3:17 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [160m] 160m Counterpoise / Most Distant Contact
>>
>> Good Afternoon:
>>
>> Last weekend I added a 100 foot wire to my existing counterpoise. I ran 
>> it
>> from my ground rod, around the bottom of the house, and up toward the
>> street. My counterpoise now consist of the following wires:
>>
>> Length
>> (feet) Depth Comments
>> ------ ----------
>> ----------------------------------------------
>>
>> 45 Surface Runs along bottom of exterior house wall
>>
>> 50 1-inch Buried in lawn
>>
>> 85 1-inch Runs along backyard perimeter
>>
>> 100 Surface New. Runs along bottom of exterior house
>> wall
>>
>> Adding the 100-foot wire had three effects:
>>
>> Previously, I had to do a bit of work to get a good match (1.3:1 SWR) at
>> the
>> bottom of the band. Now, I can easily get a 1.0:1 match there.
>>
>> After I added the new wire, my ANC-4 noise canceller was more effective 
>> at
>> nulling background QRM.
>>
>> Finally, it seems like my 160m noise floor may have gone down an S-unit 
>> or
>> so.
>>
>> My antenna is an improvised 152-foot end-fed wire, up 12-feet, within a 
>> 50
>
>> x
>> 50-foot backyard.
>>
>> Initial reports indicate that adding the 100-foot counterpoise wire did
>> not
>> improve my transmit signal.
>>
>> This morning I had a pleasant surprise. At 1302 UTC on 1815.0 KHz I 
>> worked
>> W8TE via CW. My power was 100-watts. I'm in southern California and he's
>> in
>> Michigan! He was 599 by the way. That's my most distant 160m contact thus
>> far.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Brian, KD6NRP
>>
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