[SADXA] 40m DAY DX of a Yagi vs K07SS CW Skimmer on a Dipole - Dec. 2nd

[Jim Wysocki]

Bill, you'll need to take the KO7SS skimmer spots with a grain of salt.  
Just because they log a call doesn't mean that some of our members will 
be able to hear it.

I recently was over to Bill's place on Mt. Lemmon where he has the 
skimmer and the dipoles. The antennas are near the top of the mountain, 
about 45 feet above the terrain, and with the one I saw having a clear 
view towards Europe.  I don't recall seeing a second antenna but it 
could have been there.  The net effect of the extra work is that Bill's 
skimmer can hear some of the stations that he can't copy down at his QTH 
in the city.  So if somebody is well-situated, i.e., far enough away 
from the mountains that the low angled signals can be received, he 
should be able to hear some DX that others of us who are too close to 
the mountains can't even detect.

73, Jim  W9FI

On 12/2/2019 6:45 PM, W7EXG (Bill) wrote:
> The following 40m DAY DX was heard CALLING CQ in Tucson Dec. 2nd, from about
> 2145z to 2245z on my DB42 3 ele 40m Yagi on a 42 foot boom.
>
> ON4YOTA
> ON6DC
> F6BII
> R7DC
> CT9/DL5AXX
> CT1ZQ
> SP9FV
>
> The following 40m DAY DX was heard CALLING CQ in Tucson Dec. 2nd, from 2145z
> to 2245z on KO7SS CW skimmer dipoles.
>
> NONE of the above.
>
> Although K07SS did not record the above 40m DX, it has recorded in the past
> 40m DAY DX in this time frame. Thus, 40m DAY DX is still quite possible with
> a dipole. Such 40m DAY DX has already been recorded here on dipole type 40m
> antennas.
>
> 73'S
> BILL W7EXG
>
>
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