Re: [IRCA] phased BoG experiment in Masset.

["bill [his.com]" <bw@xxxxxxx>]

Geez, that WAS fun!  May have to go over to TC Williams HS and try that again.  Almost as fun as bowtie-in-the-woods at the Virginia Theological Seminary â until they chased me out.  :-(

The âDX vanâ still exists but being on furlough Iâm thinking more of a trip to Fleeton, VA for a DKAZ-antastic solution!

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> On Jan 7, 2019, at 1:45 PM, Neil Kazaross <neilkaz58@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Here are Bill's loggings with this. I've never seen these higher band
> Mexicans reported from that far east on regional channels in this day and
> age. http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_chinquapin.php
> 
> Walt, approx, how long were your two wires? Here in IL a mini-PBS is giving
> me good results for TA's all I have is about 290 ft // 190 ft. With lots of
> work, maybe I could add a couple dozen feet.  73 KAZ
> 
> On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 11:55 PM Volodya S <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Bill, my phased array was similarly about 1.3 to 1, but more like about 5'
>> apart.   Results were occasionally very interesting, but in the end, I
>> didn't use it very much (too much happening during TP openings).  One down
>> side was that the shorter BoG was not amplified compared to the longer one,
>> so I sensed this made a big difference in decreasing the efficacy.  Perhaps
>> I'm wrong on that.  I also don't necessarily have much to the rear of the
>> NW BoG once daylight breaks to my east.  I suspect, perhaps that a phased N
>> Beverage might be more interesting, especially if it can help with splatter
>> from the rear!    73,   Walt
>> 
>> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 9:02 PM bill [his.com] <bw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>> The âsystemâ Kaz uses is two wires of dis-similar length [ratio of ~
>>> 1.3:1] spaced about an arms length apart.  Works really well and can be
>>> surprisingly wide-band with a phaser.  I used to use a 350â & 500â set
>> in a
>>> park nearby.
>>> 
>>> ---
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 30, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Volodya S <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Chuck, I didnât erect any DU wires this time. The Aussies were heard on
>>> the
>>>> NE BoG so no promises. Iâv Just set up // BoGs to experiment with a
>>> phaser.
>>>> 73, Walt
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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