That's exactly why my coastal antennas are always 270 degrees. That places Seatt;e and Portland at about 45 degrees off the back and therefore both get a decent null.
The narrower beam of the DKAZ can also help at coastal locations. In Newfoundland, it is nice to not hear Spain well and allow Africans to sneak through. At Grayland, I really don't care much about hearing DU's in October as they are way better in July/August. Chuck ________________________________ From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2018 8:42 AM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag For the coastal DXer, I think that the takeaway from the presentation was that the really important thing is not so much the response from the two quadrants facing out over the ocean, but rather, the two quadrants facing the domestic interference. The DKaz has a narrower beam, but often the MW DXer wants to hear whatever the conditions deliver, whether it be New Zealand or Siberia, so a narrow beam is not always an advantage. But ideally, don't you really want zero signal from the two quadrants facing inland? The DX is out there, but in a realistic situation, often it is hard to (impossible?) to read due to domestic splatter. Where the DKaz really shines then is in those two quadrants facing inland. It delivers less signal from those two quadrants than the Flag does, so the DX is more readable. For an inland DXer, the narrower beam will be more an advantage, because it will lessen interference in the forward direction, but probably it is still better to place its back side to minimize the overall interference level, because the beam width is still wide enough to inhale a fair bit of DX, . Craig's 260 degree proposed direction should be ideal for down under, and still hear Japan pretty well with that 100 degree beam width. Hopefully, it incidentally nulls a lot of domestic interference as well. Nick At 03:49 2018-10-23, Chuck Hutton wrote: >So I think we think alike - the DKAZ is narrower (front and back) than a flag. > >A DKAZ is much more of a pain to put up, but in >the end size pays off for those that appreciate >the better antenna. (except at the bottom of the band) > > >Chuck > > >________________________________ >From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on >behalf of Nick Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> >Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 8:19 PM >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America >Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag > >Try this, Chuck (or anyone else who is having problems): > >http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/4all/Antenna%20alternatives_stub-re-FlagDKaz.pdf > >As the file name says, it's just the relevant >slides of the presentation. Pages 10, 11 and 12 >are repeated pages with more detail, just like >the presentation, but makes for strange reading. > > > > >Nick > > >At 01:47 2018-10-23, Chuck Hutton wrote: > >Nick: > > > > > >I tried to open the file with PowerPoint 2017 > >but got a string of error messages about missing dll's. > > > > > >Any chance of a 1 paragraph summary? (Sorry to sound like management) > > > > > >Chuck > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ > >From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on > >behalf of Nick Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> > >Sent: Monday, October 22, 2018 5:39 PM > >To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America; C B > >Subject: Re: [IRCA] KAZ versus Pennant/Flag > > > > > > > >Not wishing to blow the personal horn, but please check out: > > > >http://durenberger.com/documents/NHP2016.pptx > >The DXFishbarrel - > >durenberger.com<http://durenberger.com/documents/NHP2016.pptx> > >durenberger.com > >Antenna Alternatives -- really? Is a > >non-resonant terminated loop an alternative to a > >DKaz? All non-resonant terminated loops give > >much the same depth of nulls to stations off the back end of the antenna.. > > > > > > > > > >starting at slide 34, for a comparison of the > >DKaz with a Flag at Grayland. (presentation from the 2016 IRCA convention) > > > >Unless you have Quicktime on the computer you're > >using, you may not be able to play slide 37, but > >it's not radically important to the overall comparison. > > > >best wishes, > > > >Nick > > > > > > >Begging pardon if I’m speaking out of turn - my > > >FLAGS (45 x 27’) with WELLBROOK FLG100 heads have plenty of performance - > > > > > >One problem with “bigger” in the urban > > >environment is — you’re amplifying noise along with siignals. > > > > > >I wonder what is gained with a KAZ or DKAZ on city lots... > > > >Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > >At 23:14 2018-10-22, R. Colin Newell wrote: > > > > >Begging pardon if I’m speaking out of turn - my > > >FLAGS (45 x 27’) with WELLBROOK FLG100 heads have plenty of performance - > > > > > >One problem with “bigger” in the urban > > >environment is — you’re amplifying noise along with siignals. > > > > > >I wonder what is gained with a KAZ or DKAZ on city lots... > > > > > >Colin Newell - Victoria - B.C. CANADA - > > > > > On Oct 22, 2018, at 3:45 PM, C B <bevd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > Kaz, > > > Thanks for taking the time to elaborate. I am > >trying to think outside of the box and see if I > >might be able to cram a 100 to 112 ft. DKAZ into > >the southern boundary of my city residential lot. > >Any longer and it would have to be anchored in > >the street. I doubt the city would appreciate that approach. > > > 73, > > > > > > > > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Nick Hall-Patch > >Victoria, BC > >Canada > >_______________________________________________ > >IRCA mailing list > >IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > >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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >IRCA mailing list > >IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > >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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > >Nick Hall-Patch >Victoria, BC >Canada > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >IRCA@hard-core-dx.com >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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > >_______________________________________________ >IRCA mailing list >IRCA@hard-core-dx.com >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: irca@hard-core-dx.com Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
