[OKDXA] T12 LPDA at 95 Feet

Fri, 5 Apr 2002 18:56:13 -0600

Jerry,

Hadn't even thought of feedline and maintenance reduction.  Keeping one
antenna going instead of two or three makes a difference.

It sure has some strange characteristics.  It seems to hear better than any
antenna that I have had up, except for a 4 element quad that couldn't take
the ice.  ;-)  I think it is because of the capture area.  It also may be
due to it not having parasitic elements.  All twelve elements are active all
the time.  It does have a fairly broad beam width.  Seems to be around 40
degrees.  So far, I'm breaking pileups with 100 watts.  Some on the first
call.  The strangest was beating out a pileup of Europeans calling a 9L1.
He came back to me after one call with 100w.  Haven't loaded the linear into
it yet.  SWR is flat over nearly every band.  I think I found it 1.5:1 on
ten meters somewhere.  I forget.  The strangest thing about it is that I can
nearly always hear both sides of DX QSO's.  I can hear EU working Asia and
hear both sides.  Also UA0's working Pacific and the same thing.  That may
not be a good thing in the long run but also may be band condx.  They sure
seem to be in good shape.  Anyway, I'm having fun with it.

73, Coy
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Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 4:57 PM
Subject: [OKDXA] T12 LPDA at 95 Feet

Coy:

That LPDA looks real business like.  Feedline and maintenance reduction
alone should make it worth it's salt.

Jerry K5YAA

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