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160m Receiving Loop Aerial

Posted: 05 Oct 2017 02:39 AM PDT
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr...aerial.582936/

I work a lot of DX on 160m . . . but sadly have never had room for a
Beverage receiving aerial.



And of course, the ever increasing problem on 160m is the noise from local
domestic equipment.



So . . . I thought Id make a receiving loop.



Im not sure why so many people make their loops out of copper pipe or
co-ax, and just a single turn. Fine, you may need to do that if you want
to make a "Magnetic Loop" transmitting aerial . . . but I figured for
receive Id be better off...



160m Receiving Loop Aerial

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elevated vertical vs inverted v

Posted: 05 Oct 2017 02:34 AM PDT
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr...rted-v.583524/

Its antenna season again and the thoughts of many a young man turn to
climbing ladders and hanging out attic windows in an attempt to propagate
their signal to the world. Ok, perhaps Im projecting...



I currently have a DX-CC strung from a few kite poles mounted outside my
attic window (see my QRZ page for a picture). This puts the feed point
around 45ft up and gives the V close to a 90 degree angle between the
legs. Overall Im pretty happy with how it performs. But lately Ive been...



elevated vertical vs inverted v

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EFHW-8010 Antenna Recommdation

Posted: 04 Oct 2017 08:42 PM PDT
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr...dation.583525/

Hi All,



I have a EFHW-8010 antenna from myantennas.com at approx. 30 feet, running
West turning NorthEast.

I get a lot of European contacts and a good amount of South American

and very few to the West (QTH Maryland USA).



I have tried making an "L" shape... West turning South, but it just doesnt
seem

to do as well.



Question is: Can anyone using this antenna give me some advice of a
configuration that

you have used that may help me get the most out of
this antenna?...



EFHW-8010 Antenna Recommdation

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Woud a disguised Cobweb work the same?

Posted: 04 Oct 2017 12:12 PM PDT
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr...e-same.492573/

A Cobweb sounds the ideal answer to my problem of working HF at home, where
I cant really have an antenna up.

Currently I am using a wire dipole for 20m that I put up after dark on a
telescopic fishing pole.

Id planned to build a 20, 30, and 40m trapped inverted V dipole which I can
just squeeze in using a 10m fishing pole. As I understand it, each trap
will add loss (I was planning on tuning in band for simplicity which is
worst loss case scenario) and also narrow the bandwidth of the...



Woud a disguised Cobweb work the same?

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Need help with Alpha Delta DX-A

Posted: 04 Oct 2017 09:48 AM PDT
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thr...a-dx-a.583326/

Howdy Folks,

Need some info. My G5RV got destroyed during Irma so I bought a DX-A

Now I made the mistake of reading the install instructions, lol I have a 50
Rohm tower and have a hex beam on top

So the instructions say must be mounted on a tower under a full size HF
antenna

Then a note, a hex type beam will not work

The dx-a uses the hf antenna as a cap hat

So I have to ask, has anyone installed a dx-a under a hex beam and had it
time up Ok?

Or should I send it back to rho

Thanks and 73...



Need help with Alpha Delta DX-A