The new NE EWE is up and running. I got it installed just before dusk tonight. First impressions, it works well! Edmonton & Calgary are all over the dial. Name a frequency, they are either dominant or really on top. Like 580 is CKUA, no Boise, unless it is buried in the jumble. CHQR 770 was on top of Seattle. They used to be uncommon. Not now. Noise, none. It seems to be a very quiet antenna. It has more gain than I thought it would at 14X40X40. Maybe I can finally log some of those Eastern BC GYers I need now. I heard NPR mixing with Dawson Creek 890, so I presume Homer AK. This is going to be fun. It remains to be seen how well the antenna will work on any TA openings, as I am still uncomfortable with the small size. I may beable to squeeze out another 5 feet in length, as I could place a piece of PVC pipe from the tree over a bit farther. One minor concern I have is, that this is the first time I have ran an antenna over to the corner of the house and the PVC pipe can be easily seen from the road. I hope no one complains. But it is up and running. I only have one 5 foot copper pipe in the ground on each end at the moment. I will add another on each end in the next few days, but I did want to get it up and running. Since we do have a lot wind here at times, I decided to drill a hole in the PVC pipe than runs inside a bigger piece, so if needed, I can lower the pipe down to below the roof and behind the house. The antenna runs at about 20 degrres magnetic North, so it is aimed around 35 degrees true North. I need a def on CFYK 1340 Yellowknike, so maybe this will do that too. It is sure aimed well. As I always said, I am really sold on the EWE antennas.
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