On Tue, 16 May 2006 11:24:00 +0000, Felix
wrote:


Here follows the contacts and the
received signal reports:

20:10 DJ6YF, 59+10, Hans, Bielefeld
20:10 DL3EAI, 59, Reino, Mittetal (nr border to PA)
20:14 DJ6LGB, 58, Peter, Lüneburg
20:17 G4KHM, 57, John, nr. Brighton
20:23 DL1JGG, 58, Renald,Plauen
20:30 DC4HW, 59 Walter, Lauenburg nr Lueneburg
20:33 DG6DAG, 59+10, Otto, Nord-Hessen nr Kassel
20:40 YO4RDW, 57, Romeo, Odfbesei, Rumaenien
20:50 F4AWH, 59, Jean-Luc, nr Besancon
20:55 2E0BOT, 59, John, Stratford UK
21:10 DF9YK, 59, Wolfgang, Mainz
21:11 SP8TDV, 57, Adam, Lublin, Poland
21:13 HB9AQA, 59+10 - +20, Ferdi, nr Lenzburg
21:22 9A4M, 59, Mate, Sisah, Croatia
21:28 G1RVP, 57, Pete, Dereham
21:30 DJ6MM, 59+10, Paul, Eifel
21:38 DK5WN, 59, Thomas nr Erfurt
21:39 SP1DTE 58, Luk Koloberg, Poland
21:40 HB9XJ, 59+10, Hans, Zuerich
21:43 QRT


With best 73s

Felix HB9ABX


Felix, first of all, there needs to be a comparison with other
antennas over a number of different days with different conditions.
Secondly, I can't believe 59 reports from DX stations (I know, this
puts you into a handicap situation.) The problem is that many DX
stations will report 59 and ask you to repeat your call or name a
hundred times. The test really needs to be handled in an antenna
shootout of sorts. I have a 20 meter hamstick on my car and I often
get 59 reports from dx as well as CONUS stations. When band
conditions are well, I can get a 59 signal from a qrp rig. The real
test of the antenna will be with comparing the reception and reports
with the weakest stations. It takes a tremendous power change to
change a strong signal's report.



Additionally, you claim to be the creator of this antenna. This is
also a problem since you are trying to profit from it's plans. You
don't have calibrated or calculated gain/loss, bandwidth or radiation
patterns. What's to say your antenna is any better than the grasswire
antenna if you haven't compared them?




--
73 for now
Buck
N4PGW