Re: [IRCA] We now return you to your regularly scheduled DXing

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Les Rayburn <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Speaking of DXing, I could use some advice from my betters. As you
> may recall, I'm
> entering into a deed restricted neighborhood with a no-nonsense
> homeowners
> association. 

*** Good luck - that type of HOA quickly can go over the top and become
the legendary HOA Nazi's we've all heard horror stories about.

> 
> My questions are legion, but here are the big ones: 
> 
> 1. Should I terminate the beverage antenna, concentrating most
> of it's pattern towards the South? I have few LA loggings, other
> than Cuba. But then again, my Spanish is not so good. 
> 
> If I leave it unterminated, I might be able to snag some more
> stations to the North, including much needed New England...but
> I'd have to phase out those Southern signals. 

I would run no more than 1500' ( more probably won't do you any good,
and even so you may have to shorten it ) unterminated. There's lots of
stations to your North.


> 
> 3. As some may know, I'm a Westerner at heart, and
> love to log new "K" calls more than anything. Alas,to 
> the West are several neighbors homes, ruling out
> any wires in that direction. Any suggestions on
> how I could continue to log stations in that direction?
> 
> Perhaps an EWE or something? But it can't be higher than
> the eight foot tall privacy fence. 
> 


With an 8' height restriction, you're largely stuck. An indoor loop
seems to be the only reasonable alternative.



Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop



 
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