Great answer. Thanks much for the reality check. And this summer I was told of the reverse beacon system, too, and I intend to see how that goes. I am just getting back into HF after many years hiatus due to jobs and moving, and started learning Morse code May 1. I intend to make my first contacts in the next week, stumbling as they may be ;-) Ya gotta get wet to go swimming! I am inclined to use the least power I need, and have been following that principle since the early days. I am making a small AFC feedback circuit for my TS-830 to be able to run its power back from the 100/220W it runs at full speed. (No, I am not loading it into a wheelbarrow and carting it into the hills ;-)
I have a KX2 on order, and have been assembling parts for hiking trips: antenna, battery, key. I spend a lot of time outdoors, and figure I might as well add ham to that and enjoy the best of both worlds. I expect to be on the air on some mountain in NH by mid Aug, if the KX2 gets here by then. I fully understand the delays, so not impatient. ;-) Well, maybe a little... Found a YouTube on PSKreporter, so will check that out. Kind regards, Rich On 2020-07-18 06:20:-0500, Lyn Norstad wrote: >Rich - > >While I would like to be able to say that I have taken exhaustive field >strength readings in all directions on all bands at appropriate distances, >such is not the case ... nor will it ever be. I base my performance >assessment on reception reports (PSKreporter, etc.) and actual QSOs compared >to what I would predict based on NEC pattern data along with predicted >propagation. > >The bottom line is that I have WAS on 160, 80, 40, 30 and 20 meters, DXCC >(actually 145 countries) and a host of other "awards" that just popped up in >the normal course of having fun and hamming it up. >And most of that was with 100 watts or less, and all of it in the 14 months >since I put up this antenna. > >For me, that IS the whole picture. > >73 >Lyn, W0LEN > >-----Original Message----- >From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net >[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rich NE1EE >Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2020 5:09 AM >To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Matching resonant antennas > >This actually surfaces a question that I am currently wondering about with >my own system...what is measured performance here? I have a 40m EF wire >about 20m in the air, and I wonder how effective it is at radiating. I have >good SWR, and I get good signal reports, but wonder if that is the whole >picture? > >~R~ >72/73 de Rich NE1EE >On the banks of the Piscataqua > >On 2020-07-17 20:18:-0500, Lyn Norstad wrote: > >>The measured performance indicates excellent radiation on all bands. >> >>73 >>Lyn, W0LEN ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
