Or. imagine using it in a 160 contest...
Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC Staunton, Illinois Owner – Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com email: [email protected] > On Feb 12, 2017, at 11:29 PM, Ken K6MR <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yep, flamethrower of No. Cal. The groundwave coverage is amazing. > > Imagine how big that thing would be if they were on 580 instead of 1530 :^) > > Ken K6MR > > > From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2017 9:07 PM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] EFHW > > There are excellent photos and a description of the KFBK Franklin array here: > > > > https://www.fybush.com/sites/2005/site-051028.html > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Fred Jensen" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 3:56:33 AM > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] EFHW > > KFBK in Sacramento uses [or used, my info is a few years old] a > center-fed half-wave vertical ["Franklin"] antenna, said to be the only > one left. It's ... interesting. [:-) KFBK is also the originator of > the first out-phasing BC TX which became the RCA Ampliphase [or > Amplifuzz if you ever had to get one to pass PoP]. KFBK is also the > radio birthplace of Rush, "Bloviator in Chief," although that's probably > far less important than the Franklin. There was a radial field under > the Franklin, it may have rusted into oblivion by now, I'm not sure it > was all that important, it's located in the flood plain north of > Sacramento ... moderately wet, they grow rice in the area. ______________________________________________________________ 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]
