[OKDXA] VU7

[Gene Lewis]

Bert,
Thanks,  will see if I have any luck tomorrow morning short path.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bert Aaron" <k2ba at cox.net>
To: "'Discussion of OKDXA'" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:37 PM
Subject: RE: [OKDXA] VU7


> Gene,
>
> The short path heading is 14 degrees and long path is 194 degrees. My
> antenna peaks at 8 degrees vertical arrival angle and is 8 dB down at 2-3
> degrees. For your situation assuming a 3 element Yagi at 55 feet and using
> the HFTA program on flat terrain, your arrival (vertical) angle peak is
> about 18 degrees and at 3 degrees you are 11 db down from the peak. Hope
> this helps.
>
> 73,
>
> Bert K2BA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Gene Lewis
> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:23 PM
> To: Discussion of OKDXA
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] VU7
>
> My tower is a 55 footer.  I think setting it on short path is what I'd
> better do and I'm also going to make it a point to rotate it a couple of
> times just before I go to bed and see if that'll help keep it from 
> freezing
> up during the night.  Do you recall the heading you were using for short
> path Bert?
> Gene
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bert Aaron" <k2ba at cox.net>
> To: "'Discussion of OKDXA'" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 5:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [OKDXA] VU7
>
>
>> Gene,
>>
>> I would put it on LP. It was easier to hear them LP this a.m. at about
>> 13Z.
>> and it will probably be 15Z before you can hear them SP. By that time 
>> your
>> rotator may be thawed out. How high is your antenna?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On Behalf Of Gene Lewis
>> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 4:53 PM
>> To: Discussion of OKDXA
>> Subject: [OKDXA] VU7
>>
>> I've strained my ears all day trying to get enough of a signal from them
>> to
>> warrant calling them.  I'm starting to think that Oklahoma is in a "black
>> hole" when it comes to VU7.  I heard Carmen work them this morning but, 
>> as
>> luck would have it, my rotator was frozen short path and I think she and
>> Bert worked them long path.  I had to wait for the temperature to rise
>> enough to thaw my rotator out.
>> Now I can swing it again but I suppose by tomorrow morning it'll be cold
>> enough to freeze it again.  With my luck, if I left it on long path
>> through
>> the night then I'd need it short path!  8-(
>> Gene
>>
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