Bill I am very keen to try low band diversity reception, but I am not blessed with acreage for Beverages. Is it practical to use, say a couple of tuned loops oriented in different directions (or planes) with modest separation, ie<<wavelength? David G3UNA
> > From: Bill W4ZV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Having used my KRX3 on 160 since QRN levels have dropped, I would not want > to be without it. I distinctly recall several QSOs in the Stew Perry Warmup > this weekend where diversity saved repeats due to QSB. I remember one QSO > where the DX signal shifted from left to right in my headset as he was > sending the exchange. If I had been listening on either antenna alone, I > would not have copied it without asking for a repeat due to the rapid QSB. > And I have no idea how many more QSOs I made due to hearing people calling > from different directions than my primary Beverage. > > The KH6LC crew reported good results by transmitting on an omnidirectional > vertical and listening toward JA and USA simultaneously on Beverages using > the K3 in diversity. There is *NO* other radio on the market today that can > do this as well as the K3...not the IC-7800 and not Orion. > > 73, Bill W4ZV > > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam _______________________________________________ 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
