[Lowfer] " XR " drop out at sunrise & Signal Reports

[Andy - KU4XR]

Well part of the email didn't come thru. The email just froze up.
I had asked if anyone has any theory, OR Experience with using
the angled wires from the outer tip of the top hat, down to the
vertical mast?? I would appreciate any comments on that.
I will be trying to raise the antenna back into the air later today,
but while it's on the ground, nows the time to add the angled wires,
and then raise it back up...

Thanks so much for all the reception reports, I appreciate them.
On the sunrise sudden drop out of the signal, I think it has something
to do with the radiation characteristics of this particular antenna.
I have no way to prove that with theory, but wondering if very low
angles of radiation disappear quickly at sunrise, and appear quickly
at sunset ?? On the Night time bands of course.

73 to all for now : 




Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29875 KHz ( QRSS-60 )

Now " TESTING " the new antenna ***

Coordinates:  N:  35º 43' 54" - W:  84º 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr

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--- On Sat, 10/16/10, Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Lowfer] " XR " drop out at sunrise & Signal Reports
> To: "European & UK) and MedFer bandsDiscussion of the Lowfer (US" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 1:43 PM
> Hey everyone:  I lowered the antenna
> this morning to remove the torn
> foil tape around the top hat perimeter. I replaced it with
> 3 aluminum
> wires, so these won't tear in the wind... hi - hi : Now I
> just have 
> to wait for some help to get it back up into the air, and
> see how it
> affected the tuning...... Man, I am still super curious
> about running 
> some angled wires from the outer tip of the top hat, down
> to the 
> vertical mast about 7 feet down. This would make it look
> like the 
> " KITE " style of antenna, But I have no idea what that
> will do to
> the characteristics of the antenna. I have found out that
> it is 
> performing well, and I certainly don't won't to mess that
> up.
> The angled wires I think would become part of the vertical
> section
> of the antenna mast, But the big question I don't know the
> answer to,
> is will adding say, 4 wires angleing downward, and
> connecting to the
> mast about 7 feet below " ADD " to the antenna capacitance
> referenced
> to earth, and result in needing less Inductance to resonate
> it ???
> I'm not sure that the angled wire might not at least
> partially shield
> the top hat from earth. The angled wires connected to the
> vertical
> portion of the antenna will see more earth beneath than the
> straight 
> up vertical section does, and if my thinking is correct,
> should add
> some capacitance to the top of the antenna 
> 
> 
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
> LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29875 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> 
> Now " TESTING " the new antenna ***
> 
> Coordinates:  N:  35º 43' 54" - W:  84º 3' 16"
> http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr
> 
> *** The 5 most important words ever spoken ***
> 
> http://ku4xr.webs.com/5mostimportantwords.htm
> 
> 
> 
> 
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