I had one, Pain in the butt to put up, works well, is directional but at my site I’ve never been able to find a RX antenna that heard any better than my inverted L. Including the SAL-30.
I’ve tried a K9AY, a BOG and no joy. I had a HI-Z 4Sq that I bought back when you could buy them as a kit. Used it at the club site for two years with great results during the contests flying a 1/4 wave under a helium balloon...what great times. Tried to fit it in my yard and no go. So I just use the inverted L. Wish I could find an effective RX antenna that showed a great s/n improvement over the L. HI-Z builds some great antennas...and one day soon I hope to have a place where I can erect one...but in the mean time my 4 sq is still used by my club....it’s a great antenna. Cecil K5DL Sent using recycled electrons. > On Aug 6, 2018, at 5:40 PM, Edward via Topband <[email protected]> wrote: > > What about Array Solutions ASL-30? > > Thanks, > Ed > >> On Aug 6, 2018, at 3:20 PM, Tim Childers K9CQ <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have been using the Hi-Z 3 element at 50 foot spacing that Lee designed. I >> can tell you that the results for me were amazing and it gives you 6 >> directions. It works quite well on 40, 80 and 160. You can also find them >> at DX Engineering. >> >> Tim, K9CQ >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 4:32 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Topband: making a bev seem longer >> >> First let me apologize if you get this e-mail twice as I have been having >> problems with MSN.com. >> >> Hi JC, >> Not all vertical arrays are mono band. A well built 4-square on a 60 foot >> per side can do a stellar job on 160, 80, and 40 meters while extending well >> down into the broadcast band. The 3 element as well as the 4-square based 8 >> element on an 85 foot diameter circle will do the same thing. >> >> Lee K7TJR >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> https://www.avg.com >> >> _________________ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
