Vic, I have noticed the effect in the San Jacinto Mtns east of here. I was at around 8000'. I layed out my end-fed wire as a sloper with the low end pointing east on relatively flat terrain at the campground. I later moved it so that it sloped from the edge of a drop off down to a scrubby tree on an outcropping, with the far (low) end still east. Subjectively, it heard better...maybe an S-unit. I think I first heard about the idea in an issue of the Adventure Radio Society magazine (www.arsqrp.com). You would have to search through back issues, but I'm pretty sure it's there. If I run across it, I'll send you the URL.
Eric KE6US www.ke6us.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vic K2VCO Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:14 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: [Elecraft] Low antennas in high places I would like to correspond with anyone who has tried portable QRP operation from a high location, using a low horizontal antenna at the edge of a sharp dropoff. In the Moxon antenna book (chapter 10), he says that a simple dipole or inverted vee at a low height in such a location can show excellent gain at low angles. I have an great application for this, if it really works! -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
