Re: [IRCA] 750 wobbler

["Neil Kazaross" <neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep...it's surprising what even a mini-BOG can do. This is the antenna you 
should use for your Alaska 750 attempts and especially now while cx are very 
good ! If this antenna gives a near complete kill of WSB, all the better and 
by 6 or 6:30 AM the LA's should's be mostly faded.  73 KAZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Healy" <bubba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" 
<irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:05 PM
Subject: [IRCA] 750 wobbler


>A wobbler noted on 750 tonight.  Shows up about every 5-10 minutes,
> increasing recently (11pm EDT).  Pretty good level.  SS male announcer 
> doing
> what sounds like sports.  No sign at all of WSB.  Another SS under. 
> Nothing
> else noted.
>
> Antenna is a 150' mini-BOG aimed about NW.  I ran it to the south earlier,
> and the NW direction dropped locals WPRO and WHJJ down about 15db.  Rather
> surprising for such a short length.  Using a 50:450 ohm transformer feed 
> and
> a single ground rod.  Far end unterminated.
>
> Radio is the SDR-14.  Also using a home-brew tuner.  Seems to keep things 
> a
> bit more under control.
>
> Craig Healy
> Providence, RI
>

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