[Lowfer] [EXTERNAL] station on 13450khz

[John Hamer]

Excillent! I figured the frequency was too high for a beverage. I will have
to check that out!
On Jun 2, 2016 12:41 PM, "JD" <listread at lwca.org> wrote:

> Yes, a yagi at 22 m could be effective but is not small, and poses certain
> mechanical challeges in construction and operation.
>
> Former HiFER op Ed Gelinas had considerable success with an amplified 1
> meter loop (circumference, I think it was, not diameter) that he described
> in The LOWDOWN several years ago.  Another alternative for directivity that
> doesn't require a lot of "sky real estate" would be two to four active
> whips
> with a phasing network.
>
> And with ample surface area available to you, you might consider one or
> more
> 2 to 3 wavelength Beverage antennas, such as Bob Sutton used in New Zealand
> last fall to snag so many US HiFERs. You can read the accounts of that DX
> and his antennas in the HiFER section at the LWCA Message
> Board,http://lwca.org/mb/ , if interested.  I'm trying to build two or
> three
> such antennas now, one aimed at Florida and one at the Northeast, plus one
> for out West if I can find the room for it...assuming the rain ever stops,
> anyway.
>
> John
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