[OKDXA] T12 LPDA at 95 Feet

Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:27:34 -0600

There is nothing like a new, improved antenna to raise your spirits.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Coy Day" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] T12 LPDA at 95 Feet

> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> 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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