[LeArc] Re: [sarc-all] The test has ended

Sat, 13 Sep 2003 23:02:42 EDT

In a message dated 9/13/03 9:19:15 PM Central Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> Well... one thing I have learned about this antenna... it is great for 
> short
> distance work, and that is about it...
> 
> I can hear a lot more than I can reach.  I think I am going to have to try
> something else.  I tested it against my mobile rig and antenna (ICOM FT-100D
> with the ATAS-100 screwdriver), and the screwdriver wins hands down.
> 
> I managed 4 contacts in 2 hours, and that was before the pileups started.  I
> couldn't break one.  oh well...
> 
> The for contacts I managed were (remember, I am in Iowa City)... WE9V in
> Bristol, WI.....ND8DX in Lowellville, OH.....KW8N in N Ridgeville,
> OH.....and WB0SEV in Sedalia, MO.
> 
> As you can see... no record breakers... I could hear them a lot better than
> they could hear me.  Oh well, back to the drawing board, I guess.
> 

Franklin,
You may not have designed a great DX antenna but you proved it's worth as a 
portable, compact, antenna that could possibly work for EmComm or NTS 
applications.
73'
John-N9MYC

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