If a person wants to work DX on a shoe string which band should they focus on? I'm assuming it is cheaper to pick one or two bands rather than to try to be a big gun on all of them. Yea, I know you can work DX on just about anything but that isn't the point. The question is which band allows you to get the most bang for the buck. - 40 meters. A vert of 1/4 to 3/8 wave makes you very competitive on this band. A dipole at 1/2 wave high is tough to do. A Yagi is even tougher. The tall vertical is relatively easy and cheap while providing a better low angle signal than a low horizontal antenna. - 30 meters. Again. 3/8 vertical. The power limit on 30 makes for a more level playing field. - 15 meters. Antenna sizes and heights are manageable. Here a mono-band yagi on a 25' pole will work well at a moderate cost. Those are my thoughts. What are yours? - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - _______________________________________________ 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
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