[160m] Working DX on 160 during the warmer months

[Mike Waters]

Hello Pete,

Thanks! I've been looking at Carlos' antenna pattern plots, and it looks
like I have a new antenna to recommend to people on a small city lot that
want to hear well on 160. I may very well build one myself someday.

However, I do have the room for the 350' diameter array that W8JI has at the
bottom of http://www.w8ji.com/w8ji_rx_ants.htm, Not only could I switch
directions instantaneously (as I can now), but the pattern is even better.

First, though, I have to get the power company to remove some wood poles in
the mostly level area here that would be ideal for an 8-circle rx array.
Ozark Electric Cooperative wants from $625 (to remove one pole with a 7200
volt line that goes nowhere and feeds nothing) to $2500 to move the other
pole with the transformer and overhead 240v feed (and I have to dig the
trench!). Since they are a private co-op not regulated by the public
utilities commission, it seems they can get away with this. (They claim it's
their actual cost. There's lots more to the story.)

Thanks again, Pete.

73 Mike

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Peter Rimmel <n8pr at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Check out www.n4is.com for some really interesting receive antennas that
> can rotate and fit on a tower. they really work... Carlos hears as if he had
> a rotatable 1000 ft beverage.  The plots he shows for the "Waller Flag"
> antennas he has up ar amazing!
>
> 73,  PeteR  N8PR
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com>
> *To:* Tom W8JI <w8ji at w8ji.com>
> *Cc:* 160m at mailman.qth.net
> *Sent:* Thu, June 3, 2010 6:02:51 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [160m] Working DX on 160 during the warmer months
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Tom W8JI <w8ji at w8ji.com> wrote:
>
> > [snip]
> > The real key to reducing noise is nulling a wide area with a very wide
> > null, and hoping the storms are all in that area. [snip]
> > http://www.w8ji.com/w8ji_rx_ants.htm
> > [snip]
> >
>
>
>