What's the minimum sized lot for an effective amateur radio antenna farm?
What's average and optimum?

73 de John, ks4xn

"Effective":

A. Can hit the local 2m repeater.
B. Can work all states on 2m.
C. Can work moonbounce.
D. Can work weak stations via moonbounce.
E. Can make HF contacts with my kW rig.
F. Can make HF contacts with my 100 watt rig.
G. Can make HF contacts with my 5 watt rig.
H. Can make HF contacts with my 100 mW rig.
I. Can work some DX on HF.
J. Can work DX on all HF bands.
K. Can break pileups on rare DX stations.
L. Can create pileups of rare DX stations every time I transmit.
M. Can create pileups of rare DX stations every time I transmit with my
100 mW rig.
N. Can win major DX contests with ease.
O. Can have the loudest signal on 160 meters.
.. . . .

Then there's "optimum". . .

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

John wrote:
What's the minimum sized lot for an effective amateur radio antenna farm?
What's average and optimum?

73 de John, ks4xn

Roy Lewallen wrote:

"Effective":

A. Can hit the local 2m repeater.
B. Can work all states on 2m.
C. Can work moonbounce.
D. Can work weak stations via moonbounce.
E. Can make HF contacts with my kW rig.
F. Can make HF contacts with my 100 watt rig.
G. Can make HF contacts with my 5 watt rig.
H. Can make HF contacts with my 100 mW rig.
I. Can work some DX on HF.
J. Can work DX on all HF bands.
K. Can break pileups on rare DX stations.
L. Can create pileups of rare DX stations every time I transmit.
M. Can create pileups of rare DX stations every time I transmit with my
100 mW rig.
N. Can win major DX contests with ease.
O. Can have the loudest signal on 160 meters.
. . . .

Then there's "optimum". . .

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

John wrote:
What's the minimum sized lot for an effective amateur radio antenna farm?
What's average and optimum?

73 de John, ks4xn




sounds like a faily large island in the middle of the Mississippi River
which has DX status!!


Stan
AH6JR

"John" wrote in message
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What's the minimum sized lot for an effective amateur radio antenna farm?
What's average and optimum?

73 de John, ks4xn



minimum? about 6"x.5" on the shack on your belt.
average? the size of the roof of your car.
optimum? whatever works for you.

John,
As you can see from the posts there is no 'one' answer
for that question. Just depends on exactly what you are
interested in doing.
The 'average' antenna farm is squeezed into an average
city lot, with variable compromises. The 'optimum' antenna
farm fits in an area something the size of Kansas (with over-
lap in the surrounding states). Again, with variable
compromises.
The 'typical' answer is whatever area you happen to have,
with variable compromises...
'Doc

"'Doc" wrote in message
...
John,
As you can see from the posts there is no 'one' answer
for that question. Just depends on exactly what you are
interested in doing.
The 'average' antenna farm is squeezed into an average
city lot, with variable compromises. The 'optimum' antenna
farm fits in an area something the size of Kansas (with over-
lap in the surrounding states). Again, with variable
compromises.
The 'typical' answer is whatever area you happen to have,
with variable compromises...
'Doc

i would bet my 'average' is closer. once you count up all the licensees who
have nothing up, add in all the ones who just have a rubber duck on their
ht, and then add in the ones who have at most a mobile station, i'll bet you
end up closer to the roof of a car as average than a city lot.