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July 21st 07, 09:25 PM
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Eavesdropper Dipole
I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in
preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get better South American reception. dxAce Michigan USA |
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July 21st 07, 10:48 PM
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Eavesdropper Dipole
On Jul 21, 1:25 pm, dxAce wrote:
I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get better South American reception. dxAce Michigan USA - oriented 150/330 degrees DX Ace - Is this 150* Tip-to-Tip 330* -or- 150* & 330* perpendicular to the Sides ? ~ RHF Eavesdropper-C Trapped Dipole Antenna * Overall Length about 43 Feet (13.1 Metres). http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/0680.html http://www.antennasupermarket.com/EAVESDROPPER.htm http://www.durhamradio.com/s/product...at=1845&page=1 Any one else using a Eavesdropper Trapped Dipole Antenna ? Or for that matter an Alpha Delta DX-Ultra Shortwave Antenna ? * Overall Length about 80 Feet (25 Metres). http://www.durhamradio.com/s/product...at=1845&page=1 http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant/3377.html http://www.alphadeltacom.com/pg1.htm Anyone used both ? Anyone tried them both Side-by-Side ? |
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July 21st 07, 10:56 PM
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Eavesdropper Dipole
RHF wrote: On Jul 21, 1:25 pm, dxAce wrote: I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get better South American reception. dxAce Michigan USA - oriented 150/330 degrees DX Ace - Is this 150* Tip-to-Tip 330* -or- 150* & 330* perpendicular to the Sides ? ~ RHF What do you think? |
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July 21st 07, 10:59 PM
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Eavesdropper Dipole
On Jul 21, 2:56 pm, dxAce wrote:
RHF wrote: On Jul 21, 1:25 pm, dxAce wrote: I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get better South American reception. dxAce Michigan USA - oriented 150/330 degrees DX Ace - Is this 150* Tip-to-Tip 330* -or- 150* & 330* perpendicular to the Sides ? ~ RHF What do you think?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I could assume . . . |
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July 21st 07, 11:03 PM
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RHF wrote: On Jul 21, 2:56 pm, dxAce wrote: RHF wrote: On Jul 21, 1:25 pm, dxAce wrote: I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get better South American reception. dxAce Michigan USA - oriented 150/330 degrees DX Ace - Is this 150* Tip-to-Tip 330* -or- 150* & 330* perpendicular to the Sides ? ~ RHF What do you think?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I could assume . . . Well, if you were using a dipole antenna, and you were located here, how would you orient it if you wanted reception from South America? Put your thinking cap on... |
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July 22nd 07, 10:06 PM
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Eavesdropper Dipole
On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:25:31 -0400, dxAce
wrote: I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get better South American reception. dxAce Michigan USA Why is it called an Eavesdropper? Ya drop it from the eaves? bob k5qwg |
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August 19th 07, 10:21 AM
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Eavesdropper Dipole
On Jul 21, 1:25 pm, dxAce wrote:
I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get betterSouthAmerican reception. dxAce Michigan USA DX Ace, How Long is the Length of your Coax Cable run for this Eavesdropper Dipole Antenna into the House ? What is your Eavesdropper Dipole Antenna's Mounting Height at the Center and the Tips ? Did you consider to Eavesdropper Dipole Antenna with the 72 Ohm Balanced feed-in-line when buying it back in the 1990s ? iwtk ~ RHF |
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August 19th 07, 12:08 PM
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Eavesdropper Dipole
RHF wrote: On Jul 21, 1:25 pm, dxAce wrote: I finally got my old Eavesdropper dipole antenna up in the air again in preparation for the 2007/2008 DX season. I've not had it installed since about 1990 or so. Seemed to be OK in preliminary tests. Tomorrow, I'll try to finish the coax installation into the house. I have it oriented 150/330 degrees, main interest was to hopefully get betterSouthAmerican reception. DX Ace, How Long is the Length of your Coax Cable run for this Eavesdropper Dipole Antenna into the House ? Around 60' or so. What is your Eavesdropper Dipole Antenna's Mounting Height at the Center and the Tips ? Only about 16', which is 7' higher than my other antennas. Did you consider to Eavesdropper Dipole Antenna with the 72 Ohm Balanced feed-in-line when buying it back in the 1990s ? My first Eavesdropper had the 72 Ohm feed back in the 80's. |
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