Bert,
The fence is a 6' high wood fence. I use speaker wire (cheap 20 awg wire at Wal-mart) The U shaped antenna runs 59'x52'x70' along the top side of the fence. Two sides run North-South and the bottom is East-West. The end of the 59' run is connected to a ewe matching transformer with a coax cable of about 12' running to the receiver. The end of the antenna is not grounded. The matching transformer is grounded. It receives stations better towards the Northeast(TA's). Null seems to be to the Northwest (TP's) It picks up TA's as well as a ewe aimed NE. TP's are seldom heard on the fence antenna. It's a good antenna for me, because of the CC&r's and can't be seen by neighbors. To hear TP's I have to go out after dark and raise the masts of the ewe antenna and take them down after sunrise. Hope this helps Bert. Dennis, Salmon Creek, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ira Elbert New III" <[email protected]> To: "HardCore DX" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 3, 2010 4:55:46 PM Subject: Re: [IRCA] The 1130 problem Dennis, Could you post some information about your Fence Antenna? I'm getting ready to put some sealant on my fence and I might put up new one on my fence. Thanks. Bert New Watkinsville, Georgia Proudly Serving You Since 1964! > Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 19:39:42 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRCA] The 1130 problem > > > > Patrick, > > At 12:30 PM PDT KPWX 1130 signal strength is S-9+40db on the u-shaped fence > antenna. > I'm 45 miles from Mount Angel as the crow flies, North 8.2 degrees. Nice > signal here, > I fact I enjoyed the music. > > Best regards, > > Dennis, > _______________________________________________ > 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]
