[Lowfer] Beacon "IO" QSY to 185299.2

[Mike.WE0H]

A 1750 meter signal into a vertical antenna in the trees will not work 
any better than a resistor on your bench. Put a TX loop up and you will 
get a signal out. When my Lowfer rig was on the air at 700 milliwatts 
output into a Ashlock loop, it could be heard at 162 miles in regular CW 
day and night. On 1750m loops work in the trees, verticals don't at all.

Mike


Craig w wrote:
...
> Because my location is heavily wooded, and the HOA prohibits antennas I have 
> to hide the antenna in the trees.  From what I'm reading I might be better 
> off scrapping the vertical (really more of a horizontal since the vertical 
> piece goes only 12' up our deck, and the top hat goes down the slope into 
> the trees)  and going with a 50x50 loop.  It seems that in wooded locations 
> the loop may get out better.  My ground system is marginal at best.  Just a 
> couple of ground rods and so far no ground radials.  Hey - this is a first 
> crack at this.  The loop would solve a lot of problems if I can properly 
> match it.   But that project will need to wait until the 3 feet of snow on 
> the ground melts.
> 
> So I figure I lose -10db from the mismatch, -10db for the poor ground, -10db 
> for the compromise vertical design, and -10db absorbed by the trees. 
> Probably no wonder nobody hears me yet.
> 
> Craig