Re: [HCDX] New EWE antenna

[J999w@xxxxxxx]

My EWE report:

I found this to be a good time to make repairs on mine as well. My north EWE 
had come down over winter, and water had gotten into the termination box, 
rusting everything. Hope to have that one up soon.

My east/west EWE has been working well lately, allowing me to log 800khz XEV 
Chihuahua in late May, and 1620khz WDHP US Virgin Islands early in June. I 
usually change directions manually by swapping the coax and termination cables, 
but hope to put in relays later this summer for instant E/W switching. 

I use remote termination by using cheap photocells ( 75 cents each) and a 
small 12volt automotive lightbulb mounted in a metal or plastic box. Controlling 
the voltage from the shack via a twisted pair of wires provides great control 
of the nulls, enabling me to swing it about 30 degrees each way off the back. 
High angle signals such as WJR Detroit (400 miles east) are difficult to null 
very well, but New York City and Toronto can easily be put into the noise 
leaving the channel completely clear for western DX. 

My north EWE is 15 ft high and 75 feet long and works great on longwave for 
Canadian NDB's and transatlantic LW broadcasters. The E/W ewe is 20 ft high on 
one end, 15 ft high on the other end, and approx 50 ft long.

My other antenna setup that is killer for DX is a 55 ft piece of hardline 
hung in a pine tree phased against a 3 ft box loop. Gives great nulls and is very 
sensitive to low angle skip signals such as Cuba and Mexico. 

As an aside, I find that on shortwave, the EWE works like a short longwire, 
favoring signals away from the fed end, rather than towards the fed end as on 
MW and LW.

Good DX to all !

73,

John Wilke
WB9UAI
Milwaukee, WI USA
R71a, EWE, Vert, loop.

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