[NLRS] 6M operations at KTCA

[Clair J. Robinson]

Donn Baker - WA2VOI/0 wrote:

> 
> 
> Kent, WA5VJB, had a similar opprotunity in Dallas/Ft. Worth a couple of 
> years ago.  They built a new Ch 2 station with antennas at the 1800' 
> level.  The transmitter was delayed by several months so Kent and gang 
> had a reasonably good 6m antenna for that time.  I'm pretty sure they 
> ended up with two or three cavitys (cavities ?) to keep the other stuff 
> out of the receiver and transmitter.  They measured (with a Bird 
> wattmeter) about 8 watts coming back down the coax from the other 
> stations on the tower.
> 
> It was apparently well worth the time and effort spent in getting it 
> working.  They had lots of fun.  We can ask him what they actually had 
> to do... it might save some time and effort here.
> 
> 73 Donn
> WA2VOI/0
> 

I recall that Kent related that the antenna really sucked for Es due to 
the look down angle used to fill in the local area rather than shoot all 
the power at the horizon. He said that they could work mobiles a long 
way off, though.

73, CJ K0CJ