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DB .... Yes the antenna has been used. Works very well for the times I tested it. After getting my lowest Swr at the beach setup in the sand dunes....I thought my ground might be bad as the sand was not wet, it was damp but not wet at the mast(steel fence top rail). I poured a bucket of water around the mast bottom to be sure I was getting a proper ground and the swr did take a slight dip down? Next test is going to be at the surf/waterline.
The antenna has less noise then my Wilson 1000' not sure why? but it has less background or hash? Not by any large amount be you can hear a reduction switching from one to the other. Also switching between the two the 5/8 seems to hear the stations at or just above noise level a little better....all dx
I would like to have a local station give me a report on signal level out at a few miles but thus far no one local on the band. I've been reading a site YF1AR about dx antennas for saltwater locations....he has used 1/2 wave verticals at the water line with good results....and has added a reflector to some verticals and used as a beam? His study is for 1/2 wave so I'm not sure if the same principal applies to 5/8 verticals....I have two due to an order error so I may try? I thought about shortening both to half waves and spacing but these are end feed antennas....his study is on 1/2 wave dipole mounted vertical and then added a reflector?
But to answer your question I have used the antenna several times now. It is working ok but on dx I don't think I get a true comparison. Now I have begun to read about getting a close match at the antenna....rather than put as much focus in the swr 1.25 will work....and it will change as I move about.

<blockquote data-quote="ghutch" data-source="post: 399176" data-attributes="member: 15022">DB .... Yes the antenna has been used. Works very well for the times I tested it. After getting my lowest Swr at the beach setup in the sand dunes....I thought my ground might be bad as the sand was not wet, it was damp but not wet at the mast(steel fence top rail). I poured a bucket of water around the mast bottom to be sure I was getting a proper ground and the swr did take a slight dip down? Next test is going to be at the surf/waterline.The antenna has less noise then my Wilson 1000&#039; not sure why? but it has less background or hash? Not by any large amount be you can hear a reduction switching from one to the other. Also switching between the two the 5/8 seems to hear the stations at or just above noise level a little better....all dx I would like to have a local station give me a report on signal level out at a few miles but thus far no one local on the band. I&#039;ve been reading a site YF1AR about dx antennas for saltwater locations....he has used 1/2 wave verticals at the water line with good results....and has added a reflector to some verticals and used as a beam? His study is for 1/2 wave so I&#039;m not sure if the same principal applies to 5/8 verticals....I have two due to an order error so I may try? I thought about shortening both to half waves and spacing but these are end feed antennas....his study is on 1/2 wave dipole mounted vertical and then added a reflector? But to answer your question I have used the antenna several times now. It is working ok but on dx I don&#039;t think I get a true comparison. Now I have begun to read about getting a close match at the antenna....rather than put as much focus in the swr 1.25 will work....and it will change as I move about.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ghutch, post: 399176, member: 15022"] DB .... Yes the antenna has been used. Works very well for the times I tested it. After getting my lowest Swr at the beach setup in the sand dunes....I thought my ground might be bad as the sand was not wet, it was damp but not wet at the mast(steel fence top rail). I poured a bucket of water around the mast bottom to be sure I was getting a proper ground and the swr did take a slight dip down? Next test is going to be at the surf/waterline. The antenna has less noise then my Wilson 1000' not sure why? but it has less background or hash? Not by any large amount be you can hear a reduction switching from one to the other. Also switching between the two the 5/8 seems to hear the stations at or just above noise level a little better....all dx I would like to have a local station give me a report on signal level out at a few miles but thus far no one local on the band. I've been reading a site YF1AR about dx antennas for saltwater locations....he has used 1/2 wave verticals at the water line with good results....and has added a reflector to some verticals and used as a beam? His study is for 1/2 wave so I'm not sure if the same principal applies to 5/8 verticals....I have two due to an order error so I may try? I thought about shortening both to half waves and spacing but these are end feed antennas....his study is on 1/2 wave dipole mounted vertical and then added a reflector? But to answer your question I have used the antenna several times now. It is working ok but on dx I don't think I get a true comparison. Now I have begun to read about getting a close match at the antenna....rather than put as much focus in the swr 1.25 will work....and it will change as I move about. [/QUOTE]

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