Mark you might try this for targeted DX... LPH-24 HF Medium/Long Range RLPA 4-30 MHz 13 dBi - Antenna Products
| | | | | | | | | | | LPH-24 HF Medium/Long Range RLPA 4-30 MHz 13 dBi - Antenna Products Frequency Range: 4-30 MHz Gain: 13 dBi VSWR: 2:1 Max Polarization: Horizontal Size: 87' H (maximum) Military Nom... | | | The LPH-24 would be your best bet. Here is the spec sheet. https://antennas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/LPH-30-24-SpecSheet.pdf If you want to talk another direction besides Australia, you can always rotate it. Hope this helps. MikeN5VCX On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10:59:51 AM CDT, Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Earlier on 40 phone too. On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 10:44 AM Jeffrey Carson via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: I've been hearing AUS stations around 7-9am on 10-20. Easy to spot, the accents are pretty thick! On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10:25:24 AM CDT, M Reiter via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: Moring yall.lets say I wanted to talk to a specific country. what might I customise to make it more likely.lets say houston to australia. would there be better frequencies within a band to try? what might I look up? how to speak ozzi? I have seen my wspr path get there on 10w and I have seen the propagation charts that let me know that sunset is the best time. do I need a directional antenna? I assume there are many basic factors for any radio transmission to be successful but what are the specific ones if I only wish to contact AUS? Vx# Marc. ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ -- Rick Hiller e-mail: rickhiller73@gmail.comCell: 832-474-3713Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive Houston, TX 77036________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/
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