This is similar to what I've tried in the past. I have a 950' length of #14 THHN wire. I parked the truck at the end of a long field and ran it straight out in the southerly direction. All I did was stick it into the UHF connector on the radio. No matching transformer or ground. The radio is well grounded to the truck, however.
It did significantly amplify stations in the direction of the wire, and attenuate northerly ones. I also ran two 450' wires out at about a 70 degree angle from each other. I put them into a DX Engineering phaser. Was able to null a lot of stations into the dust. In some ways I like that better than a single longer wire. I will also try the two parallel wires of different length like Kaz mentioned. I have the 950' roll and a 450' one as well. One of these days I'll set that up again with matching transformers and a decent ground. Will also terminate the far ends using the radial design Russ mentioned. Should be quite effective. I personally like the DX Engineering phaser. It's physically large, but pretty easy to use. However it is quite expensive. Runs directly off 12v in the truck, which is handy. Craig Healy Providence, RI _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
