Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Antenna experimenting

[Robert Young <youngbob53@xxxxxxx>]

I have been using multiple antennas with a Misek phaser for the past two or three years, I got the best results from a 400' LW and a 160M dipole mixed together for some reason at my last location, I have moved and now use a 900' beverage paired with a 700' beverage but are pointed S and SW, I have gotten pretty good results, many TA's and Caribbeans. I've been toying with the idea of making two full length dipoles centered on the AM band and phasing them. The problem would be the lead in wires would be half of about 900 ft. I am try it this summer. The dipoles are nice and quiet, as both locations were noisy. I may even try half wave dipoles which would cut the lengths in half, has anyone ever tried this before?

Bob Young
Millbury, MA
various boatanchors

> From: mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 22:03:53 -0700
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; am@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [NRC-AM] Antenna experimenting
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> As many of you know, I have 3) EWE's and the 1500' Eastern beverage. I
> tried an interesting experiment the other night. I use SO239 connectors,
> so I ran a Y connector off the antenna input on the back of the SPR4 and
> started running two antennas together. I found some interesting results.
> Running two antennas in, you get some interesting patterns. Using the NE
> EWE and Beverage, I lost KPTK 1090 Seattle in the jumble leaving CHQR
> mainly on top. 550 Khz which has KOAC Convallis and KBOW Butte MT off
> the beverage, I found a jumble with some talk station, probably KFYR I
> would guess. I have no idea what type of pattern this gives me, but it
> is interesting. I probably don't have the 50 ohms going into the
> receiver, running two pieces of coax in at the same time, but it does
> work. I should try to build a switch to run multible connections at the
> same time. I wonder how a 3rd antenna in the mix would do?  Has anyone
> else tried this?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Patrick 
> 
> Patrick Martin
> Seaside OR 
> KGED QSL Manager
> 
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