[Elecraft] Off-Topic: Your advice/suggestion about antenna

[Edward R Cole]

As far as a vertical mounted on solid rock, ever heard of 
radials?  Almost all analysis shows angle lowering by copious 
addition of radials to a vertical.  I suggest You find the QEX 
articles written By  Rudy-N6LF which studied radials 
thoroughly.  Even with very short radials my 630m inverted-L gets out 
over 2500-miles (at times0.

Another antenna I discovered that I really liked is the Moxon.  I has 
the gain of a two-element yagi but works well in almost all 
directions (point it toward your favorite direction).  I ran a 6m 
moxon at 0.7 wavelength height in CO during a contest and worked all 
four borders of the lower 48 states using 150w.  Worked quite well 
without turning it (pointed east).

At home I use an inverted-V with center at 40-foot and tails at 
20-foot.  Works out to 800 miles very well; works West Coast 
(3000-miles) from AK in BP40 with 100w.

73, Ed - KL7UW
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