<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Even on the small lot in Louisiana with the 480 foot beverage I had which was only due east and due west<br><br></div>it was work every Spring, Fall, and Winter to keep the wires repaired from falling tree limbs<br><br></div>That was a measly 9.0 RDF<br></div>The small 3 element Hi-Z vertical <br></div>there was more beneficial to me<br></div>with it ability to steer towards the other direction even with the same RDF factor of a 500 foot beverage<br><br></div>Today's technology gives us large vertical arrays within a property area of 120 foot diameter circle if that circle has another 60 feet of clearance tell it "sees" any other metal reflecting surfaces (light poles, metal fences etc) <br></div><div>IOW if you have a clearing of 180 feet in a circle you should embrace these<br></div><div>low band vertical arrays, it will have you smiling !!! I am :)<br></div><div><br></div>These 8 Dx engineering brand or YCC 9 el array style sold by DXE provide the same RDF (14.6) <u><font size="1"><i>with an amazing 40db F/B</i></font></u> that it would take for <br>Two 1,000 foot beverages spaced 400 feet apart,<br>which is a lot of land and the maintenance issues as well.<br><br></div>Who's playing this week-end in the NAQSOP ?<br><br></div>cheers!<br></div>steve<br></div>KG5VK<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><a href="http://www.KG5VK.com" target="_blank">http://www.KG5VK.com</a><br>My Ham Radio Friends<br><br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 9:27 PM, Scott Dickson, W5WZ <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:w5wz@w5wz.com" target="_blank">w5wz@w5wz.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org" target="_blank">lcc-bounces@louisianacontestclub.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
Behalf Of </span></b>Steve Lott<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 08, 2016
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [LCC] YCC 9 el RCV Array
I am still working on finishing it butwow....</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
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on my <a href="http://sdxa.blogspot.com/2016/01/ycc-9-element-low-band-vertical-rcv.html" target="_blank">blog</a><u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<a href="http://www.KG5VK.com" target="_blank">http://www.KG5VK.com</a><br>
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