My new Double Corner Fed Flag antenna is up but needs some more and very careful dimensioning I think. A huge willow tree isn't making this easy. It has more signal (EZNEC says 7 dB) than a DKAZ requiring the same space and height since the two loops are rectangles rather than triangles and therefore have more area underneath them. However, I am not getting as good F/B as I'd like or as I could get from the DKAZ, but it seems adequate for sunrise work to the west.
LSR here was 11:20 today so I started DXing just a few minutes prior to 1100 in hopes of Tonga but little trace and bad slop from NM. Over to 1098 and V7AB had audio and did so much of the time til about 1131:30 when it seemed it was cut. Music, mostly island mx and ancr in island lang at times. Bothered by slop from KKLL on early and even KEXS running day rig at night clobbering KAAY 1090. I had weak audio at times from 4QR 612 and 2NR 738 but 702 was more interesting usually with 2BL which is just a bit low of 702 sometimes audible but often mixed with NZ which is almost on 702 and had mx and a different ancr. NZ rose atop around 1125 for a bit. A third considerably weaker carrier is a bit above 702. My apologies for sending the again, but Gary hasn't learned to keep off the keyboard. http://www.universal-radio.com/catdir/cuscb333.html 73 KAZ Barrington IL Perseus and DCFF aimed west. _______________________________________________ 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]
