Re: [IRCA] more same stations, different receiving setups

[d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Chuck: 
 
Thanks for your comments. 
 
<<<ÂÂ My flag kit can be installed in total darkness in 10-12 minutes, as Jim Renfrew witnessed a few weeks ago. There can't be much difference between that and setup of your FSL Walkers (homage to Star Wars).ÂÂ >>> 
 
Actually a single large FSL can be set up on its PVC base (a.k.a. "Walker") within about 2 minutes, and was done so a couple of times at the cliff (Saturday and Monday mornings) resulting quick loggings of 1017-Tonga upon first arrival at the site. The FSL setup only takes serious time who you deploy four of them, complete with PVC bases, PVC radio holder frames, plastic totes, Ultralight radios, digital recorders and connecting wires. Hiroo Nakagawa was amazed at this extravaganza, and after watching it for a few minutes did the complete disassembly for all four PVC "Walkers" on the last day. 
 
73, Gary 
 
ÂÂÂ 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Chuck Hutton" <charlesh3@xxxxxxx> 
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 4:43:13 PM 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] more same stations, different receiving setups 

Gary: 


I agree about the FSL's. 


My flag kit can be installed in total darkness in 10-12 minutes, as Jim Renfrew witnessed a few weeks ago. There can't be much difference between that and setup of your FSL Walkers (homage to Star Wars). 


The deltas / loops are really not big for the cliffs. You could put 10 of Tom's deltas in Rockworks 4 if you had supports. I could make my 18x18 flag 6 times longer if desired. 


And my jury is still out on the active whip after listening to the recordings of weaker stations. Nick may have to be a big spender and go for the 6' or 10' element. I'd be curious about using the standard 102' cb whip which should mount onto the AMRAD unit. 


Chuck 


________________________________ 
From: IRCA <irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx <d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 9:10 PM 
To: America, Mailing 
Subject: Re: [IRCA] more same stations, different receiving setups 


The large (for the cliff) broadband loops used by Tom and Chuck are superior performers for relatively sensitive investigation of the entire MW band, but do require some extended setup time (in comparison to your active whip and the FSL's), and have some weather vulnerabilities (in comparison to your active whip). 

Your active whip provides generally good performance in covering the entire band, and excels in quick setup and weather survivability (as we all found out on the "day of the drowned rats"). 

The FSL's do require manual tuning (with the related weather hassles), but they provide unexcelled low band performance, extremely quick setup and have a huge advantage in performance for the compact size (they can be set up in one square yard of flat space). 

Of course, all of these antennas get a DU-DXing performance boost when they are deployed at an ocean cliff site, with its solid-rock attenuation of back-side domestic signals and transoceanic signal boost. Related to this, I hope that you will post the results of your July 11th comparison of the ocean cliff propagation with that of the sea-level campsite nearby (in which the Rockwork 4 DU-DXing results kicked those of the sea-level site "off of the cliff"). 

73, Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA) 



_______________________________________________ 
IRCA mailing list 
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca 

Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention 
Kansas City, September 9 to 11. ÂHotel space is filling up. 
Registration info: 
http://www.nrcdxas.org 


Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers 

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org 

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 


_______________________________________________
IRCA mailing list
IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca

Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention
Kansas City, September 9 to 11.  Hotel space is filling up.
Registration info:
http://www.nrcdxas.org


Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers

For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org

To Post a message: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx