[NLRS] 2 Meter Fall Sprint for 2003 - W0VB (with new antennas)

[Terry Van Benschoten]

A take away from this email -=20

W0VB has two Msquared  2M8WLHD antennas up, one for horizontal and one =
for vertical polarization! Including elevation control. (Worked KB8RQ =
off the moon on random Monday 9/22/03 at noon just hours before the =
contest - vertical polarization worked!  horizontal did not.....)

Purpose:  two fold
     1.)  Experiment with aurora signals
     2.)  Give first hand experience to the newcomers (and some of us =
old-timers)=20
           the effects of cross polarization. Send the newcomers my way!

It was good to hear a fair number of people on for the contest....... =
since it was right on the heels of the September VHF Contest, I didn't =
know what to expect.

However, it did let me test my newly installed antennas and see if they =
performed!

The September contest caught me up in the air putting up my replacement =
antennas...... so I didn't get but a few hours in over the contest =
period.

My stats for the Fall Sprint from EN34qb running about 950 watts out:

Qty      #Grids   =20
 32          16

Antennas up and operational:
Qty    Antenna
-----    -------------------------------------
  1     2M8WLHD yagi (55 ft long) up at 60 ft - Horizontal polarization
  1     2M8WLHD yagi (55 ft long) up at 60 ft - Vertical polarization
  4     Big Wheels with a 4-way power divider


Terry,  W0VB=20
   

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