TOPBAND
&
80M COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT BEVERAGES IN NW
- SE DIRECTION
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TRX ICOM756PROIII -
no preamp - coax to feedpoint:
60m CELLFLEX SCF 12-50 + 15m RG-213
Beverages not in use are grounded - vertical
grounded during reception - distance between
vertical and beverages 15m |
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ANTENNA |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
REMARKS |
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UNI-DIR |
@140m |
NW only |
MFC |
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BOG
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BI-DIR
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@40m |
NW-SE |
MFC |
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MATERIAL:
MFC one wire of the military field cable (BW) |
CU copper 1.5mm² |
--- not used |
n/a
no antenna this time |
nil no
signal this antenna |
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27-JAN-2015 |
NW2I |
NY |
6.500 |
nil |
459 |
nil |
n/a |
n/a |
nil |
(2) always less noise than
(1) |
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AA1HK |
CT |
6.400 |
339 |
579 |
329 |
n/a |
n/a |
379 |
(3)
signals mostely less than 2-3 s-units than
(1) |
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30-JAN-2015 |
N5KD |
TX |
8.900 |
549 |
559 |
439 |
n/a |
n/a |
nil |
(3) covered by snow this morning |
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N6MB |
CA |
9.500 |
559 |
569 |
429 |
n/a |
n/a |
269 |
(2) has better S/N ratio then (1) |
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W1XP |
MA |
6.300 |
449 |
559 |
439 |
n/a |
n/a |
nil |
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VE3DO |
ON |
6.700 |
549 |
579 |
439 |
n/a |
n/a |
379 |
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WC4X |
GA |
7.800 |
339 |
459 |
329 |
n/a |
n/a |
nil |
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01-FEB-2015 |
KO6J |
CA |
9.500 |
559 |
569 |
339 |
n/a |
n/a |
369 |
(3) covered by snow this morning |
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W9EWZ |
WI |
7.300 |
559 |
569 |
nil |
n/a |
n/a |
369 |
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K0RF |
CO |
8.500 |
559 |
549 |
nil |
n/a |
n/a |
nil |
(2) less signal than (1) ! |
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N5DG |
TX |
8.900 |
579 |
579 |
339 |
n/a |
n/a |
379 |
(2) and (1) same signal |
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K8NS |
FL |
8.000 |
579 |
579 |
439 |
n/a |
n/a |
379 |
(2) has better S/N
ratio than (1) |
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08-FEB-2015 |
WT8V |
WV |
7.100 |
559 |
569 |
439 |
n/a |
n/a |
369 |
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K0TPP |
MO |
7.900 |
579 |
579 |
539 |
n/a |
n/a |
379 |
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09-FEB-2015 |
K2UR |
IN |
7.400 |
559 |
569 |
439 |
n/a |
n/a |
nil |
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NY4I |
FL |
8.000 |
569 |
579 |
539 |
n/a |
n/a |
379 |
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K3JJG |
PA |
6.700 |
559 |
569 |
449 |
n/a |
n/a |
269 |
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W1IBQ |
GA |
7.800 |
559 |
569 |
339 |
n/a |
n/a |
nil |
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W1OU |
PA |
6.800 |
559 |
569 |
449 |
n/a |
n/a |
269 |
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N3IQ |
MD |
6.900 |
469 |
579 |
539 |
n/a |
n/a |
379 |
(3) less noise than (1) |
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(1) |
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BI-DIR |
@140m |
NW-SE |
MFC |
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(2) |
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UNI-DIR |
@140m |
NW only |
MFC |
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(3) |
BOG
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BI-DIR
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@40m |
NW-SE |
MFC |
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(4) |
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BI-DIR |
@140m |
NW-SE |
CU |
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(5) |
BOG |
BI-DIR |
@140 |
NW-SE |
MFC |
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13-FEB-2015 |
N8PW |
OH |
7.200 |
569 |
569 |
529 |
579 |
n/a |
--- |
(3)
covered by snow this morning |
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80M |
K0RF |
CO |
8.500 |
559 |
549 |
339 |
559 |
n/a |
--- |
* western-beverage louder >>skewed propagation? |
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NV3V |
PA |
6.800 |
569 |
549 |
439 |
569 |
n/a |
--- |
(4)
signals and noise always louder than (1) >
no better s/n ratio |
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17-FEB-2015 |
W3AMF |
PA |
6.800 |
569 |
569 |
429 |
579 |
n/a |
--- |
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80M |
KD4EE |
KY |
7.600 |
549 |
549 |
319 |
559 |
n/a |
--- |
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K7LV |
NV |
9.100 |
589 |
589 |
549 |
599 |
n/a |
--- |
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WB5EIN |
MS |
8.200 |
559 |
549 |
339 |
559 |
n/a |
--- |
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W4II |
AL |
8.000 |
579 |
589 |
449 |
579 |
n/a |
--- |
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W5IZ |
TX |
8.900 |
559 |
569 |
439 |
569 |
n/a |
--- |
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19-FEB-2015 |
VA3LX |
ON |
6.700 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
n/a |
--- |
449 on
SW-NE >> skewed propagation? |
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N1SZ |
MD |
6.900 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
n/a |
--- |
569 on
SW-NE >> skewed propagation? |
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25-FEB-2015 |
N8OO |
LA |
8.500 |
579 |
579 |
529 |
589 |
539 |
--- |
(3)+(5) now no more
snow |
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02-MAR-2015 |
KA6U |
CA |
9.500 |
449 |
349 |
nil |
549 |
nil |
479 |
Best on SW-NE
579 >> skewed
propagation? |
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K7LV |
NV |
9.000 |
449 |
349 |
nil |
549 |
nil |
379 |
Best on SW-NE
56-7 >> skewed propagation? |
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N0FW |
FL |
8.000 |
549 |
539 |
nil |
559 |
419 |
469 |
Best on SW-NE
569 >> skewed
propagation? |
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05-MAR-2015 |
W1AAX |
MA |
6.300 |
519 |
549 |
419 |
529 |
519 |
--- |
Best on N-S 569
>> skewed propagation? |
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80M |
AA9LC |
IL |
7.500 |
529 |
539 |
419 |
529 |
519 |
--- |
Best on N-S 569
>> skewed propagation? |
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08-MAR-2015 |
K4VN |
GA |
7.700 |
52 |
52 |
nil |
53 |
51 |
--- |
SSB |
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09-MAR-2015 |
E30FB |
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4.400 |
539 |
nil |
nil |
559 |
519 |
--- |
(5) best S/N ratio |
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14-MAR-2015 |
K1UO |
ME |
6.000 |
579 |
569 |
519 |
519 |
529 |
--- |
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W2VO |
NY |
6.500 |
569 |
579 |
319 |
519 |
419 |
--- |
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W3BGN |
PA |
6.600 |
559 |
569 |
319 |
529 |
519 |
--- |
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K7LV |
NV |
9.100 |
569 |
579 |
319 |
539 |
519 |
--- |
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(1) |
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BI-DIR |
@140m |
NW-SE |
MFC |
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(2) |
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UNI-DIR |
@140m |
NW only |
MFC |
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(3) |
BOG
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BI-DIR
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@40m |
NW-SE |
MFC |
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(4) |
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BI-DIR |
@140m |
NW-SE |
CU |
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(5) |
BOG |
BI-DIR |
@140 |
NW-SE |
MFC |
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