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RoomCap Antenna
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 |
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