[ILQSO] antennas for ILQP

[James Funk]

Don, that is a GREAT idea.  NG9R and I have used something similar at
home the last couple of years in phone SS with good results.

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[mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of w9ebk
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 1:00 PM
To: Illinois QSO Party
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Subject: Re: [ILQSO] antennas for ILQP

Paul,
Last year there was some a similar discussion on the Society of Midwest
Contesters reflector. Someone sent me a summary of an article that had
been published in the National Contest Journal. In the article they had
modeled the best antenna for close-in contacts. I will need to find the
e-mail to get all the details, but for 40 meters the "perfect" antenna
is a dipole at 50 feet, with reflectors 5% longer than the dipole,
strung up at a height of 5 feet and placed 5 feet out from the dipole.
These reflectors aid in high angle radiation. For the 2006 ILQSO I
implimented some of these ideas. My dipole was only about 40 feet, and I
used only one reflector, laid on the ground under the antenna. In
side-by-side tests with a vertical it was about 10 Db better than a
vertical for in-state contacts. Imagine what it would have been had I
properly elevated it and used 2 elevated reflectors. It was about equal
to the vertical on DX. I should have used that antenna again this year,
as my 
 2006 score was double that of this years effort.
Don, W9EBK
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Paul DeWitte K9OT" <k9ot at mhtc.net>
Reply-To: Illinois QSO Party <ilqso at mailman.qth.net>
Date:  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:07:53 -0500

>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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