[Elecraft] Antenna question

[Stephen Selberg]

I'm not by any means an antenna expert. All I can say is with ft5zm, they
were much stronger on the vertical than my dipole on 20 meters. Some how
some way, I was able to work them on 40 cw with the hustler vertical.

The conclusion I've come to is there's times where my dipole works better
for DX and there's times the vertical works better. Guess that's why I
still have them both up. But that's what makes Amateur Radio so fun, seeing
what works and what doesn't, and how one might be great one day, but not so
good the next. I love radio...

Enjoy experimenting...

73 Steve KS6PD

Sent from my iPhone. Forgive the typos.


On Thursday, February 13, 2014, Dale Putnam <daleputnam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> My modeling experience pretty much says the same... for higher angle
> arrivals... the dipoles under 1/2 or more, will be better... especially
> when placed within one hop of the ocean. (East or West.....)..  HOWEVER...
> taking one hop off... (that's the same almost) as gaining 2 - 3 S unites...
> is better.. and taking one hop off with a dipole... at less thanoptimum
> height is nigh on impossible. With an optimum vertical.. or LOW angle
> antenna...it IS possible.  This is all derived with modeling.. AND....
> Since I don't believe computers have ever actually DONE IT... I kinda like
> to prove it empirically.  And I have... the last time was with FT5ZM...
> with a very LOW angle antenna... they were attained on4 bands.... the
> dipole didn't work.  The dipole at near optimum height was 3 S units lower
> in rx... on a calibratedS meter.... THAT particular day.... and it was 1 -
> 3 S units less for over a week that I listened... HOWEVER.. there werea few
> times.. especially when the band was ful
>  l of QSB..shifting and changing... that the dipole did hear better... and
> significantly... for short periods of time.   I, being one, and only me...
> prefer to hear for a much longer period of time... more reliably... rather
> than count on a few short bursts of signal, ... every cycle of the band....
> (about 2 times a day.... )  I can't count on being at the radio at the
> optimum time... but I can count on being at the radio.... when I want to!
> Have a great day,
>
>
> --...   ...--
> Dale - WC7S in Wy
>
>
>
>
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