Hi all, from Neil Klagge, w0yse
I have been gratified on the success of my recent transmissions on 630m. I never thought I would
be able to TX on the band after moving to my present location which is an HOA community. Our 'land' is only the ground under our condo pad and the inside walls, etc. We have NO yard, and there are NO trees available for a stealth wire. I have put up a wire
over the peak of one edge of our roof. I call it my 'Inverted LV' because the wire is fed at ground level, goes up 10 feet to the lower edge of the roof. Then, the top wire of 30 feet goes up and over an 18ft peak and down the other side.
My loading coil is wound on a one-inch PVC pipe and is about 1 foot long
with a core of ferrite rods, a suggestion I got from Rik, ON7YD.
So far my WSPR beacon has been decoded in New Mexico by KM5SW at 480 miles
and in Arizona by W7LUX at 405 miles. My CW beacon was heard near Atlanta Georgia by Tom, W8JI who has some very long beverages. Tom is 1630 miles from my QTH.
The power into the coax is about 5 watts. My estimated EIRP is about 1 milliwatt,
much of that being absorbed by the roof shingles. It seems impossible that I should be heard at all.
So, for all those out there with severe limitations, IT IS POSSIBLE to TX
on 630m. I hope my experience has stirred up some hope and interest for this band.
73, and thanks for the 'bandwidth'
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(¸.•´ (¸.•` Neil , wØyse,
DN41ah, North Ogden, Utah 84414