Being on the edge of a huge salt-water pond gives VP6DX's verticals an advantage no "land lubber" can hope for. There's a lot of interaction between the electromagnetic wave and the earth from a vertical antenna for many wavelengths from the antennas. Real "earth" - dirt - is a terrible medium. It's sort of the world's worst dielectric, even when soaking wet. But salt water is a different story. It's a very efficient medium for the RF to interact with.
There's a reason why so many DX-peditions like to find themselves on a small rock in the middle of the ocean, and it isn't just for the view. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- I don't want to spoil the Elecraft Mojo theory, but does anyone have any details, other thqan what is on the VP6DX web site, on what antennas they are using with the k3's? Do the vertical dipoles have parasitic elements? Are they using low-loss coax? Etc. Inquiring minds would like to know. 73, Henry - K4TMC K3 #98 ************** _______________________________________________ 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
