[ILQSO] antennas for ILQP

[John Geiger]

Hi Paul,

I would guess for in-state QSOs a vertical would have
too low of a take off angle, but I can't verify that
emprically.  I dipole very low to the ground should
give you a straight up and down take off angle, good
for in-state coverage.  The lower it is, the less
noise it should pick up also.

73s John AA5JG

--- Paul DeWitte K9OT <k9ot at mhtc.net> wrote:

> When we set up for the ILQP, we set up 2 ant for 20m
> and 2 for 40m, and an
> 80m. We set up 2 seperate stations. Since there is
> limited space where we
> set up, it gets pretty crowded.
> 
> Has anyone used verticals instead of dipoles in a
> fixed situation? I know
> that mobiles have vertical antennas so they do not
> count as they have no
> choice.
> 
> What I was wondering if anyone has compared vertical
> to horiz polarization
> in trying to work within the state on 80m and 40m.
> 
> 73 Paul K9OT
> 
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