[Elecraft] Verticals

[Dr. William J. Schmidt, II]

Does Elecraft make antennas now?


Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ-J68HZ-8P6HK-ZF2HZ-PJ4/K9HZ-VP5/K9HZ 

Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch
Staunton, Illinois
 
email:  bill at wjschmidt.com

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From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WILLIS
COOKE via Elecraft
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 12:17 PM
To: mbyrd22 at tampabay.rr.com; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Verticals

Mike, I think you will find that the vertical is a better antenna for
stations more than 2,000 miles from your QTH, differing results for stations
between 1,000 and 2,000 miles and poorer for stations nearer than 1,000
miles.  An NVIS attic antenna or a stealth low dipole may be a beneficial
addition for nearby stations if you can hide it from your neighbors.
Verticals work better where the ground is conductive in the far field
because it helps the take off antenna.  By the far field, I mean beyond the
practical distance for radials.  South Texas and Florida are usually good.
Desert areas such as West Texas and Arizona not so good.  Wet areas are
good, dry areas are bad, conductive deposits in the earth are good, but no
doubt you will probably not want to move to get better vertical conditions.

 
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart


On Friday, September 12, 2014 11:36 AM, "mbyrd22 at tampabay.rr.com"
<mbyrd22 at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
 


Good Day,

I am currently using a modified Cushcraft R8 with my Elecraft K1. I had
never considered a vertical before the R8 and this was a compromise with my
neighbors. Originally I had a dipole but that was only for 40 meters. I
bought the R8 with the idea of multiple bands without a tuner. Because of
restrictions here, I was only allowed one antenna. I did a series of
comparisons between the dipole and vertical. The dipole was much quieter
with the vertical being quite noisy. With the noise on the vertical also
came a lot of DX I couldn't hear on the dipole. This was not a very
scientific comparison but it satisfied me. The dipole came down and the
vertical went up on the roof.

With the R8 I have worked other QRP stations with similar antennas on every
continent. This only shows if conditions allow, you can work into anywhere. 

I do agree about the vertical being a compromise as a single element. It
will do a great job laying down a signal at low angles which sometimes gives
you an advantage. This all depends on your installation and ground losses. I
would still prefer to have a phased array of verticals than have a beam on a
tower. This is opposite of my opinion twenty years ago. 

Mike, AC4UR
http://sunbyrdpress.blogspot.com
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