Just two years DU7ET worked WAS on 160m using an inverted V. Robert had a good signal long path almost every day for six months. By the way , he told me he will be active from DU7ET again starting is October.
73 JC N4IS -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of donov...@starpower.net Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 1:19 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea Hi Herb, Stew's two element inverted-V beam was 265 feet above sea level, a spectacular location. The water tower is on the edge of a steep drop to the ocean. 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <he...@vitelcom.net> To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 4:24:19 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea Didn't Stew Perry, W1BB have basically and inverted Vee with open wire feeders at his famous Lighthouse QTH at Winthrop, MA? On 4/3/2015 12:48 PM, k1fz wrote: > > > > Years ago there was someone using an inverted V and doing quite well > with DX. It was later found that he had a long vertical open wire feed > line that was thought to be acting as vertical antenna. > > 73 > Bruce-K1FZ > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" > <ve...@nbnet.nb.ca> > To: <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:17 AM > Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea > > >> Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I >> read inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization? >> >> Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or >> NS and have not yet decided on an antenna. >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> > Mike VE9AA > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
