DX Season!
dave wrote:
dxAce wrote:
Bushcraftgregg wrote:
On Sep 5, 3:18 pm, dxAce wrote:
I've always figured that the North American DX Season kicks off with
Labor
Day.
So now is the time to get those antenna projects up in the air for the
2009-2010 DX Season!
Steve, do you still use those beverage antennas?
I remember seeing pics of it but it's been years
ago. If so, how high off the ground are/were
they?
Still using the 70' and 200' wires, transformer matched, They are 9'
off the
ground using treated 4" x 4" x 12' posts sunk 3' in the ground.
They've been up for about eight years now I think.
Contemplating putting up either some inverted vee's or an Alpha Delta
sloper so
that I might get somewhat better results out of South America.
dxAce
Michigan
USA
The sloper's a great low-angle antenna, it likes a top-loaded support if
it can get it.
Ace, i'm with Dave. not being the expert, or experience you have under
your belt here. tried a number of inverted V's. makes a nice limited
space antenna. pro-wise, not as good as a long wire. believe me, i tried
a bunch of different set-ups. the sloper works great. quiet too. but,
i'm sure you already know that. have fun.
Drifter...
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