[LCC] low band antenna experience

[Marshall Stewart]

Special circumstances, exceptional station, and very interesting.  Thanks
for sharing.

 

When I worked FT5X for a "new one", I could only hear them on one band, 30M,
and that was using my KLM KT-34XA as a receive antenna.  Best signal to
noise I could manage.  I used my amp as an antenna tuner and loaded up my
40M full-wave loop on 30M to 200 watts out, and worked them.  Sometimes you
do what you have to with what you have.

 

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From: Dan Edward Dba East edwards [mailto:dan.n.edwards at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 3:08 PM
To: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org; Marshall Stewart
Subject: Re: [LCC] low band antenna experience

 




--- On Fri, 7/16/10, Marshall Stewart <marsh at ka5m.net> wrote:


From: Marshall Stewart <marsh at ka5m.net>
Subject: Re: [LCC] low band antenna experience
To: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
Date: Friday, July 16, 2010, 1:16 PM

Interesting.  First, which contest?  What station location?  CQWW from North
Louisiana?  Then probably not.  State of Louisiana for CA QSO Party?  Then
maybe so.

Generally an antenna that transmits "loud" will also receive well, at least
on the higher bands like 10, 15, 20, and 40M.  (You don't see too many
contest stations with a 4-high stack of 20M monobanders using a separate 20M
receive antenna.) 

 

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i know of at least one. W5WMU. we HAVE a 4 hi stack of 20m monobanders
(now).....

when the thunderstorms started rolling in sat aft, the precip static on the

stack made them unusable for weak signals. nice to be able to click on the

160m beverage under those conditions and continue, at greatly reduced rate,

but NOT qrt...

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 160M and 80M are of course a different situation.  There
your receive antenna goal is the best signal to noise ratio you can get,
plus some directivity.

Marsh, KA5M

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73, dan, w5xz

 


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From: lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Keith
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 12:48 PM
To: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: Re: [LCC] low band antenna experience

I had a contester tell me once that nobody with a 3 element tri-bander at 50
feet could WIN a contest.  I agree.  I also say that even if you are the
loudest station on the air in order to WIN a contest you still need to hear
all the 3  element tri-banders on the air.  QSO's mean points. You aren't
going to do that with a good receiver.  You need the best receiver to back
up that loud voice.  If you truely want to WIN.
 
 
Keith, K5ENS
 
 


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