All of my contacts for DXCC have been and will be from my property and I'd like to keep it that way (CW only also)
W3TA -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2019 8:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: Temporary antenna suggestion for 160 or you could use a remote. W0MU On 12/15/2019 6:04 PM, thoyer via Topband wrote: > With only 9 more to go for DXCC on 160 and all of the recent posts > about how good the band has been recently "best in years....) I find > myself with no antenna for the low bands and cringing after each post > on how good the band has been. > > I had some construction done in the yard (started in Sept) which > required me to take down my Battle Creek Special so the construction > equipment could get in and out if the yard and the workers wouldn't > get tangled up in the support lines. Funny - I came home one day after > they started the excavation and the builder asked what all the wire > was he was digging up! Lost about 25% of my radials to construction. > > They recently finished construction and I'm looking at what to do > antenna wise. My time is limited and the weather is starting to get > cold. The tilt base for the vertical was torn out and I'm afraid my > feedline to the base may be damaged also. > > Options - I have a 45' tower with TH6DXX, 6m and 2m yagis. I could > easily string a makeshift inverted L with about 45' vertical and around 100' > horizontal. This I could string up in a few hours. the Horizontal > portion would be pointed south. Not the best of configurations but > that's what I have to work with. > > Or should I put the BCS back together? This would probably take the > better part of a couple weekends (inbetween having other > distractions). I'd need to make a new base and probably lay in a new > feedline and a bunch of new radials. > > I think I know the answer - go with the BCS as it's performance would > be better then the inv L but figred I'd ask around. > > I know Murphy is lurking too - just waiting for me to get an antenna > up then he's going to pull the plug on the good condx.......... (or > bring back that 20 over noise I had last year) > > Tom > W3TA > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
