John, I read with interest your web pages describing your vertical antenna. Please keep us informed on how it does on digital mode DX. I had to look twice at what I thought was a balun at first.
Do you report your signals via PSKreporter? Andy K3UK --- In [email protected], "Music Maker" <jhaddle...@...> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > > Re Mels Post "so these tiddly little sunspots are not really helping us to > get across the pond." > > Its 1330 UTC Sat 2 Jan 10. Have been looking around the Bands from here in > Central UK, but cannot report accurately, as I have just erected a 'Homebrew' > Vertical Antenna, which is an unknown quantity, combined with the very > variable band conditions. > > Yesterday at this time, I worked W2IX New York on 14.211MHz, and 4z4DX in > Israel, plus a few Russian, Spanish and Italian Stations. > > Today, I am working EW, RAS, HZ, EA, IK, IS, SQ, OH on PSK31 on 14.035, but > can hear nothing over about 1,800 Km distance (1,000 Miles). > > Its a great pity that conditions are so variable, as I would really like to > know how my own unusually designed and make 36ft Vertical antenna is really > working. I am comforted by the fact that I don't hear other stations > working any distance either. > > I have done an article, with pics - on the construction of my new Vertical, > (if anyone is interested, HI !)! Its towards the bottom of the page - here > - http://www.john4music.tv/7.html > > Geez - I am sitting here typing this, with the phones on my head, and K1UA in > Cape Cod has just started booming in at 5 and 9+20 on 14.175 SSB !!! Working > only Stateside stations. You just can never tell, can you? > > Kindest regards and best 73's de > > John G3OBU >
