----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom W8JI" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 11:45 PM Subject: Re: Topband: RX 4 SQ Phasing
> >I use 5 two wire Beverages for 10 directions and have good directivity > >down >> to the 175 KHz LF BCB and they are only 500-700' long. Performance seems >> to >> exceed published info. On the US BCB its like aiming a long yagi on 2M, >> multiple stations on the same frequency can be heard with ease during the >> day. > > If any of us **really** had an antenna as sharp as a long Yagi, we'd need > 16 > or more antennas to cover useful directions. ** More like 24, my 70cm yagis are 15 degrees. > > That's pretty typical behavior for a properly installed Beverage no matter > what the location, unless you park it over saltwater. > > 73 Tom ** That doesnt make sense since the books, etc claim virtually no directivity at a 1/4 wave. At 175 KHz a 1/4 wave is 1406'. Carl KM1H > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2437/5192 - Release Date: 08/10/12 > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
