Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

2013-12-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
is more important than hearing a very weak solitary signal on an empty channel. Chuck Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:09:05 + To: l...@highnoonfilm.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com From: n...@ieee.org Subject: Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ] I'm sure Kaz himself will weigh in here, Les, but the original

Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

2013-12-10 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Hi Patrick, A similar discussion was going on over on the Medium Wave Circle List, and here's my experience of larger vs. smaller as reported there: Even if you feel you don't have much of a local electrical noise problem, I speculate, from my own experience, that pickup of noise on the

Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

2013-12-10 Thread Patrick Martin
. It is the smallest EWE I have and the lowest gain, but it does a pretty good job for what it is. Patrick Patrick Martin Seaside OR KGED QSL Manager Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:53:18 + To: irca@hard-core-dx.com From: n...@ieee.org Subject: Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ] Hi Patrick, A similar

[IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

2013-12-09 Thread Les Rayburn
I'm hoping one of the more experienced antenna builders can offer some advice. I live in a deed restricted community that does not allow for outdoor radio antennas of any kind. They also forbid things like flagpoles, etc. Over the course of six years, I've been able to bend these rules a bit

Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

2013-12-09 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I'm sure Kaz himself will weigh in here, Les, but the original version of the Kaz that I recall was 10' high with a 40' vertical section. John Bryant wrote it up, and found that it didn't have quite enough signal output for his tastes, but that was in the days before the FLG100 amplifier

Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

2013-12-09 Thread Chuck Hutton
...@highnoonfilm.com; irca@hard-core-dx.com From: n...@ieee.org Subject: Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ] I'm sure Kaz himself will weigh in here, Les, but the original version of the Kaz that I recall was 10' high with a 40' vertical section. John Bryant wrote it up, and found that it didn't have

Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

2013-12-09 Thread Patrick Martin
Manager From: charle...@msn.com To: irca@hard-core-dx.com Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:42:57 + Subject: Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ] Nick - I bet you meant 10' high with a 40' horizontal section. My personal opinion: a 10 x 40 delta is OK for normal domestic DX where directivity