[Lowfer] UWL on

[Bill Ashlock]

A vertical that short is banking a lot on the ground system, Mike. You can only pull it off with that super-conductive mid-western soil :)  Wouldn't work so well, especially at the lower frequencies, in this area (particularly up north in the mountains) unless a counterpoise is used.

Bill

> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:39:06 -0500
> From: we0h at gmx.com
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] UWL on
> 
> Mini verticals do work no matter what band they are used on. We have a 
> fellow in Iowa on 600 meters who uses a 20' tall vertical with a hat and 
> covers the country just fine with 100w. His local signal is very strong 
> also. Note the micro sized vertical used on 8.97kc today in Germany and 
> the distance covered with a little over 100w...
> 
> Mike
> WE0H
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> Eric S wrote:
> > That's all I could manage, Bill, with reasonable effort.  But I've
> > never had one any taller and I've always managed to do the things I
> > want to try with them.
> > 
> > How's that SVM coming along?  Mike and I still would each like to beta
> > test one for you :)
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