Dallas Lankford's marvelous QDFA design takes up 360 feet (110m) so you need a large lot to have room for it, of course. Where do you live, Derek? If you have room for one,I wouldn't worry about local overload. Just make sure to not aim the main beam at super-pests or alternately use smaller delta-flags or a lower gain amp.
73 KAZ -----Original Message----- >From: Derek Vincent <[email protected]> >Sent: Jul 9, 2010 9:28 PM >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America ><[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [IRCA] TP loggings from Masset for 9July 2010 Lot's of X-band >activity! > >Hey Walt... I didn't know you had the QDFA??.. I want to build this so >bad, but I'm worried about signal overload from nearby pests.. I want >this antenna almost as bad as I want to look in Guy Atkins third party >plugin folder. I hope to make it to the big showdown in Oregon.. Hey >Gary.. Ready for those unid CC this year??? I know the spiders are in >fill bloom there.. EEEK!!! > >Thank you..... > >Derek Vincent > >Vmedia360.......everywhere > >On Jul 9, 2010, at 4:03 PM, WALTER SALMANIW <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Listened this morning between 11:38 and about 14:30 and noted that >> things were substantially better than yesterday. Lot's of X-banders >> there in low audio, and some of the Russian LW stations. Last >> night, I did see the 1566 carrier at almost audio level around and >> after 05:00. Thanks to Nick Hall-Patch for reminding us of grayline >> possibilities! Using the QDFA aimed north worked fine for 1566, >> while I was seeing a somewhat weaker signal from RFO Tahiti on 738 >> aiming the Wellbrook array to the S/SW. As my Perseus was acting up >> (no, my laptop), I mostly used the AOR 7030+ this morning, starting >> at the top of the band and working down.......Walt >> >> For this morning, here's a partial list with "6" unless noted >> otherwise: >> >> 180: 6.5 >> 1701 >> 1683.28, 1665.0, 1656, 1647 >> 1638: 7 level with Greek or Arabic sounding music >> 1629 >> 1611: 7 >> 1602: 6.5 level with oldies music >> 1566: 9 level HLAZ >> 1548: ABC at 7 level >> 1539, 1512 >> 1503: 7 level Japanese with cochannel music >> 1494: 7 level music at 12:19 >> 1485: JJ talk at 6.5 to 7 >> 1476, 1475 both 6.5 to 7 >> 1467: 6 to 7 level >> 1440: JJ music at 8 level >> 1422: 9 level JORF Yokohama >> 1413: JJ talk at 7 level >> 1386: 2 cochannels. NHK2 and another slightly weaker, although the >> latter dominated when switched over to the ALA antenna....Radio >> Tarana at 8 level). >> 1377: NHK2 at 7.5 at 12:26 with EE lesson. >> 1368, 1359, 1323 >> 1314: 7 level JOUF Osaka at 12:31 >> >> For some reason the band below was quite noisy this morning. Also a >> comment on last night: Lot's of atmospheric noise! Par for summer, >> I suppose (which has arrived in Masset....temperatures in the upper >> 20s and a glorious sunset with pink/red skies after 22:00 local). >> >> That's it for now. Just a few days left before heading back to >> Victoria, and work........Walt in Masset. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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] >> >_______________________________________________ >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] > _______________________________________________ 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]
