Thanks Tim. That makes more sense, though it is interesting that you
would hear 4QD on a north facing antenna, though I guess 4QD might
still just be in the forward lobe of the DKaz. Perhaps it's just
that the BOGs don't work as well "over the shoulder" at the higher frequencies.
best wishes,
Nick
At 01:54 2018-09-23, Tim Tromp wrote:
Nick,
For low band DUs like this, my phased BOGs work best. They are aimed
roughly towards the northeast. Phasing of course allows me to reverse the
direction and steer them towards the southwest, which I do for these DU
catches. The DKAZ, when switched to the North, shows no trace of these
signals during A/B comparisons. When I switch the DKAZ to the South, I may
see just the faintest carrier (if anything at all).
The situation is usually different at the top of the band. The North DKAZ
is generally better than the BOGs when pulling in 4QD on 1548 and the low
powered Aussies on the X-band during those rare times that propagation is
good here. Point being, it's good to have multiple antenna options!
73,
-Tim
On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 9:20 PM, Nick Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> wrote:
> I'm sure that you've mentioned this before Tim, but are you using a DKaz
> with a northerly bearing for these logs? I think someone mentioned that
> during the IRCA convention.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
> At 01:05 2018-09-23, Tim Tromp wrote:
>
>> Not a bad morning to chase DUs from the Midwest. 576, 594, 612, 702, 738
>> all in with weak audio. 612, 702 & 738 all with Sydney Roosters rugby
>> match. 594 had a very faint trace of talk, and then a hint of music, but
>> much too weak to make a comfortable match against the ABC podcast. 3WV
>> seems very likely though. As usual, signals peaked during LSR at 11:32
>> UTC
>> this morning and lasted until around 11:40 or so. Strong carriers also
>> noted on 693, 729, and 747.
>>
>> 73,
>> Tim Tromp
>> West Michigan
>> Perseus SDR + Southwest phased BOGs
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