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On 8 Sep 2005 08:17:00 -0700, "bpnjensen" wrote:
I agree in general, except for the fact that a dipole has a characteristic directionality, whereas a random wire significantly shorter than the wavelength will be omnidirectional. I suspect that there will be occasional times when this factor matters. When it doesn't matter, a random wire is still a more versatile antenna than a single-lambda dipole, even when untuned. I have an Alpha-Delta DXUltra, which is basically a multi-lambda dipole, and a 60-foot random wire through a transformer at 20 feet elevation above ground. Noise levels aside, there is little I can hear on the DXUltra that doesn't appear on the wire, and quite a bit on the wire, especially at freqs 6 MHz, that is inaudible on the DXUltra (even though the DXUltra supposedly is good down to 120 meters - this loss of signal may be a function of inadequate height, since the antenna center is only 27 feet sloping to 7 feet at either end). Bruce Jensen I find a random wire superior overall to just about any ''tailor made'' SWL antenna I've tried. |
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I find a random wire superior overall to just about any ''tailor
made'' SWL antenna I've tried. I do find that the dipole is wonderful on 7 MHz, and 11 MHz and up. On 9 and 6 it's about a toss-up, and on down through the tropicals the wire is better. My big problem is noise, especially on the lower bands. I have an MFJ noise cancelling unit that works with the two antennas, but I think two simpel wires phased would work rather better. If I can arrange such an array that can be set up on my smallish property, I will let folks know. Meanwhile, I still have a large horizontal loop to build around my fence... Bruce Jensen |
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On 8 Sep 2005 10:34:24 -0700, "bpnjensen" wrote:
I find a random wire superior overall to just about any ''tailor made'' SWL antenna I've tried. I do find that the dipole is wonderful on 7 MHz, and 11 MHz and up. On 9 and 6 it's about a toss-up, and on down through the tropicals the wire is better. My big problem is noise, especially on the lower bands. I have an MFJ noise cancelling unit that works with the two antennas, but I think two simpel wires phased would work rather better. If I can arrange such an array that can be set up on my smallish property, I will let folks know. Meanwhile, I still have a large horizontal loop to build around my fence... Bruce Jensen I've used the MFJ Noise Canceller with an MFJ-1024 Remote Active antenna for the noise sense with decent results. Since then I ditched my Linksys router and 90% of the noise went away. |
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David wrote: On 8 Sep 2005 08:17:00 -0700, "bpnjensen" wrote: I agree in general, except for the fact that a dipole has a characteristic directionality, whereas a random wire significantly shorter than the wavelength will be omnidirectional. I suspect that there will be occasional times when this factor matters. When it doesn't matter, a random wire is still a more versatile antenna than a single-lambda dipole, even when untuned. I have an Alpha-Delta DXUltra, which is basically a multi-lambda dipole, and a 60-foot random wire through a transformer at 20 feet elevation above ground. Noise levels aside, there is little I can hear on the DXUltra that doesn't appear on the wire, and quite a bit on the wire, especially at freqs 6 MHz, that is inaudible on the DXUltra (even though the DXUltra supposedly is good down to 120 meters - this loss of signal may be a function of inadequate height, since the antenna center is only 27 feet sloping to 7 feet at either end). Bruce Jensen I find a random wire superior overall to just about any ''tailor made'' SWL antenna I've tried. An antenna "tailored" for a frequency will pick up more signal energy on that frequency than an antenna of the same type that is not resonant at that frequency. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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