Doug Birky wrote:

I am new to HF having just passed my General and code tests. I am putting up
a dipole the will be running due East/West at about 40ft. I really have no
other options for installation and cannot run it North/South. I am in lower
Michigan. My question is will I be able to make any East Coast contacts
with this? Specifically, I'd like to be able to monitor the W1AW bulletins,
code runs etc. I am interested in contacting the Southern states, but would
like to know if the East will be accessable.

Make the "dipole" multiple wavelengths long. The major lobes will move
toward the ends of the "dipole". (I say "dipole" because it is then
actually electrically a polypole.)
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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