tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post8519186303417875346..comments2024-03-28T18:44:09.275+01:00Comments on PE4BAS Amateur Radio Weblog: Omega match shunt fed towerPE4BAS, Bashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-19832411302328185772019-12-20T13:24:33.872+01:002019-12-20T13:24:33.872+01:00Well, as you say Bas, you learn a lot more from pe...Well, as you say Bas, you learn a lot more from people's blogs of things they've done than from magazines!<br /><br />That was a very interesting post and embedded video. Always the people who know their stuff are the calmest...Photonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137649851898638015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-67609656371457436792019-12-19T02:41:03.838+01:002019-12-19T02:41:03.838+01:00At least my dipole is working then! That was my An...At least my dipole is working then! That was my Anan-10e and HR50 at about 55 watts. I won't be on again in the evening until Saturday but I have your callsign set as an alert in WSJT-Z's filtering.<br /><br />73,<br />JohnJohn AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-25812866855005649412019-12-18T23:26:08.489+01:002019-12-18T23:26:08.489+01:00Hello John, unfortunately I got less good results ...Hello John, unfortunately I got less good results on TX as well. Tried it with several "DX" stations. I think the iron in the buildings around the tower is having too much influence on the radiation pattern of the radiating tower. At least that is what I think. Anyway, i'm just a experimenter and not a expert. By the way I just missed you on 60m yesterday. I was on till 23:30 UTC and then went to sleep. But left my station monitoring. I received 2 of your CQs at 23:40 UTC....I'll keep an aye on the cluster...next time better...73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3676983452144254088.post-35936062081274556782019-12-18T23:02:26.747+01:002019-12-18T23:02:26.747+01:00Hello Bas - my own experimentation with vertical a...Hello Bas - my own experimentation with vertical antennas has shown me the reality of what all the books say - that they are far better at transmitting than receiving. I end up being copied by stations that I can't hear. This was most evident on 630m, but on 160 as well. For me, a lowband vertical would only make sense if I could have a separate rx antenna. So until that day arrives, I use a mediocre tx antenna with the knowledge that I can receive anyone who can hear my puny signal!<br /><br />73 - JohnJohn AE5Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884676867006975179noreply@blogger.com