Thanks guys for all the input - no pun intended. What I have been considering, is to install a 4 square receive system, offset from my Bog's by 45 degrees.
The two systems could then be phased as needed, for interference redux, or signal improvement. 73, Art NK8X ᐧ On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 1:20 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm < herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > What I use here is relatively simple in hooking up the NCC-1 Phaser. The > output on the unit, of courses, goes to the radio and in my case since > Icom w/o and external antenna port is use a DXE RTR-1A to provide the the > RX/TX switching. (This also allows be to choose the TX antenna for RX with > just a front panel switch.) Now for the NCC-1 I feed ....the Port "B" from > my 12 position passive video switcher and put in port "A" the best and most > favorable antenna for the occasion. (My 900 foot West Beverage was used > for K5P and my SE 600 foot Beverage was used for VP8STI on all bands from > 160-30 Mhz) This way my whole Beverage bank could be chosen as either the > IX null antenna of the phased complimentary antenna depending on the > circumstances. With the "A" and "B" attenuation and the balance control on > the front of the NCC-1 I can provide the unit with the equal levels. I > normally first use the phase control to null and then switch the phase > control for a peak. Just this evening on 40 meters with the DQRM on VP8STI > (7150) coming from the mainland I could make it disappear and all that was > left was Q5 copy on this very rare DX-Pedition. Even on 3790 I was able to > use both the SE and S Beverages to push VP8STI (Dave's K3LP) signal right > out of the noise. > > Normally when DX-Peditions or a new country are not the issue on 160 I run > the Beverage bank straight through by turning off the power switch on the > unit. If I want to change the "preferred" I use the push on type F > connectors for the most favored antennas as this allows for a faster turn > around. The unit also provides for RCA but since I used F connectors I > prefer this. My 12 channel passive switcher is a Panasonic push button > type which terminates all unused feed lines in 75 ohms I have used the > Dynair as well but they have harder to push round old school buttons and > the Panasonic requires less pressure to actuate. I can also use the 12 > positon selection to choose an antenna with the most QRN and then move to > phase it down. What is really nice about the NCC-1 is the size of the > phasing knob and the ease of the operation. That was never the case with my > MFJ-1026. > > I think now that I have found a way to make the performance on many > Beverages even better on the low bands. > > > Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ > > On 1/21/2016 9:25 PM, Art Snapper wrote: > >> Boxbe <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible for >> Automatic Cleanup! 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I envision ending up with >> something resembling a CATV headend. >> >> 73 >> Art >> ᐧ >> >> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 7:36 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm < >> herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I did reverse cables constantly on the MFJ but the operations was always >>> troublesome and time consuming with the 1026. The DXE NCC-1 operation is >>> smooth and with the large phasing know obtaining nulls on much more >>> reliable. From what Ii have been to do with two major DX-peditions on >>> 160 >>> in phasing RX Beverages to me there is no comparison. Although the NCC-1 >>> is a bit expensive I have come to the conclusion that it is worth every >>> penny. >>> >>> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ >>> >>> On 1/21/2016 6:35 PM, Mike Waters wrote: >>> >>> Thank you for sharing your experience, Herb. I have an MFJ-1025 but >>>> haven't used it since I moved to this QTH 11 years ago. >>>> >>>> However, it DID work very well for me in the past. Sometimes, to get it >>>> to null unwanted line noise, I had to reverse the cable connections, >>>> since >>>> the MFJ phase adjustment does NOT cover the full 360 degrees unless we >>>> do. >>>> >>>> Did you know about that? I don't recall if that was in the manual. Do >>>> you >>>> remember if you reversed the coax? Just trying to see of that might have >>>> been why there was such a tremendous improvement between the MFJ and the >>>> DXE product. >>>> >>>> 73, Mike >>>> www.w0btu.com <http://www.w0btu.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm < >>>> herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com <mailto:herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> After nearly two years of trying to get some measurable >>>> improvement with the MFJ-1026 noise cancelling box I finally gave >>>> up and sold them on E-Bay and purchased a DX-Engineering NCC-1. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _________________ >>> 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