Yeah, there is that. I'm seriously toying with mounting my old Butternut atop my aluminum utility shed. Hmm. I only work the digital modes above 40m so I'm not certain it's worth the effort, but could be.
From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Sitton via BVARC Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 13:51 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Gary Sitton <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] VP8 and K5P On Dipoles I suspect that 23' is fair for 20 M. and even better for 15 M. up. The other issue with dipoles is directionality of course. Gary On 1/23/2016 11:38, Scott Royall via BVARC wrote: No doubt. Yet I do wonder which part of an antenna are we talking about, the whole thing or just the apex. I'm no DX'er, but the apex of my G5RV is roughly 27' now. That's about as high as a city-dweller can go without buying beaucoup land. From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Sitton via BVARC Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 9:53 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> Cc: Gary Sitton <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] VP8 and K5P On Dipoles All: Dipoles have a lower angle of reception unless they're up at lease a 1/2 wave length off the ground or a vertical. I suspect these guys are radiating at about 10-15 degs. Low deployed dipoles are much better for short skip than DX. Gary K5AMH On 1/23/2016 05:55, Michael Wrenn via BVARC wrote: Thanks for all of the feedback. I'm not so inclined to pull my antenna down for inspection now. Good luck to us all. Hopefully the conditions will favor us soon. Seven-Three, Michael Wrenn / K5WRN _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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