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Title: Be All Ears Post by: Steve - K4HX on January 17, 2011, 10:20:00 PM Hear better with a receiving antenna.
http://amfone.net/Amforum/index.php?topic=26477.0 Title: Re: Be All Ears Post by: sndtubes on January 19, 2011, 02:10:09 PM I have to agree fully. I have a K9AY and it's wonderful. I will say it's more of an advantage when DXing on CW, but it helps on AM as well.
Title: Re: Be All Ears Post by: WA1GFZ on January 19, 2011, 09:44:36 PM If you think that is cool, try 2 loops in line and phase them. That pulls the angle down.
Title: Re: Be All Ears Post by: KM1H on January 22, 2011, 10:52:39 AM I just finished rebuilding the Beverage farm during the prior snow storms, there are now 8 directions from 4 two wire reversibles in the 750-900' range. My Old Senile Citizen ass was having a ball trudging thru the woods in 2'+ of white crap. AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
Plus there is a BUS, Beverage Under Snow. I paralleled it with the 900' NE/SW but only a single 640' SW wire and strung about 4-12" above the ground back in the early fall. It works well with very little signal loss and at times hears much better as its more for higher angles. I might try a couple of similar 2 wire versions in the Spring. Maybe Steve can model. I wonder if 2 wire reversibles can be end fire phased as that opens up more possibilities? Carl |