[Wswss] P29NI EME DXpedition

Lance Collister, W7GJ w7gj at q.com
Thu Nov 20 11:17:00 EST 2008


I have updated my web page of some 6m EME antennas worked to include the setup at P29NI:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/6mEMEstns.htm

That photo was the first day, as Mike was waiting for 6m moonrise.  As you can see, 
he was still getting the truss ropes adjusted to keep the horizontal boom from 
sagging.  In order to keep the horizontal cross boom from interfering, he used 
insulated sections at ends of the cross boom, and dropped the coax phasing lines down 
toward the ground from the driven elements, rather than running them along the 
insulated cross boom.  This antenna sure worked great even while it was elevated! 
Mike says he never did get any ground gain with it, because of a poor horizon.  A 
higher resolution  photo of it is here:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/P29NIfirstday.jpg

What a FANTASTIC portable setup!

VY 73, Lance
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Lance Collister, W7GJ (ex: WN3GPL, WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT  59834  USA
QTH: DN27UB
TEL: (406) 626-5728
URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815




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