[Lowfer] dead bands

[Mike.WE0H]

That's why I am dropping down a 8100' roll of radial wire this spring. 
Trying to get the losses down. Certainly can't hurt I figure...

Mike
WE0H



Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> With the finally increasing activity of Cycle 24, all the lower
> frequencies will begin to degrade for long distance paths.
> This will maybe push the low power ( Part-15 ) operators into 
> the challenge of improving the radiation efficiency of their
> transmit antennas. Up to this point, you could just about throw
> a wire out of a window on the end of a cane pole and get a signal
> out hundreds of miles, ( Gee, was there somebody who did that ?? )
> Part-15 Ops don't have the luxury of turning on the big Leen-ee-r,
> so great effort goes into squeezing every MilliOHM of Rrad from the
> radiator system. I remember reading a post from John A. - W1TAG
> about going for weeks at a time without even a hint of long distance
> propagation. The Class " D " Switching type PA using the Complimentary
> pair transistors ( 2N2907A/2N2222A ) gives a very good efficiency
> in its output, So the challenge will start to focus on reducing any
> losses to a minimum in the coils, and filters, and increasing the
> efficiency of the antenna. Jay - W1VD told me awhile back when I was
> trying to improve the antenna for " XR " - " Every OHM counts " 
> drop one in the loss area, or gain one in the radiation area, and 
> it will make a difference. Plus he told me to get the extra 5 feet 
> in antenna height above ground if I could, and it would make a
> noticable difference in signal at a distance. My antenna project
> to get that height was definitely worth the effort.
> 
> Every Ounce Counts !!!  73 guys ::: 
> 
> 
> 
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
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