Dave I agree about verticals elevated off the ground with raised radials.
Could you describe your phasing method, was it passive, ie a reflector? Did you use fishing poles to hold up your wires? David G3UNA > > Here in the desert, verticals are often the best choice. Some ham friends > of mine and I go out frequently on camping trips, and unless we go to high > ground, trees are pretty much non-existent. A couple of these guys have > fabricated vertical installations that are very good performers. A 20 meter > vertical we used was elevated about 6 feet, and 30 radials were staked out > around it. The whole job only took about an hour to erect. A 40 meter > vertical is in the works. Performance on the 20 meter vertical was > excellent, so we then did two of them and phased them. Of course, results > were even better. > > > > If circumstances allow you to put up a dipole, that's probably what you > should do. But don't think a vertical system is not an effective option. > You certainly don't have to suffer the 30 db or so deficiency that Mike > suggests, or anything close to it. With just a little extra effort you can > be within an S unit or so of a dipole, and you might even sound better to a > DX station. > > Dave W7AQK > . ______________________________________________________________ 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
