Just worked VO1TA, and KB3AF on 160.
Good conditions but not much takers....
Now's the time to DX
Just worked VO1TA, and KB3AF on 160.
Good conditions but not much takers....
Now's the time to DX
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
Can't tonight, but I will try to be on for the Stew Perry.
Now, if you can somehow hear (let alone work) my meager 160 signal, THEN I'll be impressed!
“Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019
BAN THE DH!
Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.
"The 2020 election wasn't stolen, and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants" - Liz Cheney
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed.” — Bernie Sanders
Well, if I get an antenna up between now and Febuary I'll try. Nothing like soome goood 160 meter AM.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
VO1TA worked with an inverted L as well, but only with a few radials.
I could hear him with his 100 watts on my inverted L
Our little dx group normally runs 4 - 500 watts.
But even one of the group just running 100 watts made it to him with 5/7.
KB3AF from West Virginia was a little less loud, but even with the inverted L he was good, the EWE gave 5/7
With the inverted L here, 21 meters high, 23 meters sloping back to 10 meters and about 700 meters length in radials, it works fine, absolutely no great DX antenna.
So, if we can, you can ;)
Last edited by PA5COR; 12-17-2010 at 11:28 AM.
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
I can't lay down a radial field anywhere near that. I have permission from my neighbors for the wire in the air, but that's all.
I had some "stealth" radials buried for awhile, but my one neighbor dug up part of his back yard to put in some french drains, and there they went.
And on 160, the radial field can make a huge difference.
Just have to do the best I can with what I have.
OTOH, I did hear a G3 come through last night around 1 AM EST (0600 Z) at a 469 with QSB, although he didn't answer me. So it's not impossible. Just tough. Or better yet, challenging.
“Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019
BAN THE DH!
Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.
"The 2020 election wasn't stolen, and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants" - Liz Cheney
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed.” — Bernie Sanders
My plot is just 100 by 25 foot...including the house 30 x 25.
Sneaking a few radials out under stones sideways and the rest is on the plot i have.
Still working, i just can't get a shovel in the ground without hitting one radial, but then most of it is paved over, and the radials just under it.
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
Here's what I used for 160. I had an 80 meter doublet way up in a tree fed with balanced line. For 160 I'd remove the balanced line from the antenna tuner, tie both ends together and feed it directly into the transmitter. Wasn't great but not bad either. I got out pretty good rinning a 1952 Viking 2 on AM at appx 100 watts carrier. A decent grounding system helps. Just do the best you can.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
i would but... im not a gen or extra.. and i have no HF radio....
I AM THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS!
That doesn't seem to stop a lot of people.Originally Posted by W2IBC
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Bullhorn into a dipole.
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