Wes, I am in Arizona and am using an N6BT Bravo-5a vertical and it works well. I have worked over 1500 stations since installing the antenna with about 30% of these being DX in Asia, Latin America and Europe. Could I do more DX with a three element beam at 60+ feet? Probably, but since I live in a community with an HOA that has restrictions, this is not an option for me.
Bob - N7RJN [email protected] On Sep 11, 2014, at 12:08, Wes (N7WS) <[email protected]> wrote: > Great job! > > But you're in Florida, I wonder how this would work out in the desert of > Southern AZ? > > Wes N7WS > > > On 9/11/2014 8:56 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: >> >> I need to agree with Jim and others in support of the verticals. >> I've been #2 in the world the last two years in the 100W/simple >> antennas (verticals, dipoles) class of CQ DX Marathon. My antennas >> are variously an 80/40 trap inverted V at 40', an R5 or an N6BT >> Q51 (bandswitched dipole for 20-10) at 18 feet. >> >> Those antennas have been responsible for DXCC Honor Roll CW and Mixed >> as well as a major part of the 2500 (once I make my next submission) >> in DXCC Challenge since moving to Florida 16 years ago and getting >> back on the air after being essentially off for the previous 15. In >> addition, the R5 and/or Q51 are responsible for 72 countries and 250 >> grids on six meters even though neither antenna is designed for that >> band. >> >> The verticals and low dipoles are not [nearly] as good as the big >> towers and [stacked] mono band beams I had in Ohio but they're a >> long way better than no antenna or a random wire snaked around the >> fence line. >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
