Base New Imax wont tune 11m....this sucks

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Apr 25, 2018...

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Sep 14, 2017

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https://www.w8ji.com/end-fed_vertical.htm#IMAX

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Most of the radiation is up in the sky at a high angle. The angle is...

• kopcicle

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So , can this thing just die already ?

Where is the Trash can??

73
Jeff

 

[kopcicle]

Better?

 

[BC Coyote]

My horizontally polarized homebrew single wire delta loop at 36' AGL outperforms my Antron 99 on DX about 95% of the time................I've regularly seen a 3dB to 6dB signal increase when switching from the A99 to the delta loop.

It's always been a mystery to me why operators who mostly talk DX choose to spend money on a name brand vertical, when a homemade horizontal antenna will outperform it most of the time!

Now if you talk local a lot, then it totally makes sense to have a vertical.
I figure the best plan is to have two antennas, a vertical and a horizontal of some sort. Beams are fantastic if you have room, but even a horizontal wire will work better than any vertical on DX!

 

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Better?

Excellent

73
Jeff

 

[lonestarbandit]

Mines still up lol as it survived a direct hit from a tornado it'll stay there till it fails then something more prone to breakage like a Siro or Maco will go up.