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Re: [IRCA] Double-Kaz antenna: Catches and comments
- Subject: Re: [IRCA] Double-Kaz antenna: Catches and comments
- From: Dennis Gibson <wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:13:40 -0800
Your western het on 940 is XEMMM in Mexicali. It has been off frequency for a number of years. One of your SS on 1520 could have been KUNX although it has an extremely serious null to the east to protect KOKC.
KBOI (in KBOI null?) :)
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:25:48 -0600
From: "Mark Durenberger" <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "DX @NRC" <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "DX-IRCA" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Shafer Mike" <mikegjco@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [IRCA] Double-Kaz antenna: Catches and comments
Three weeks ago we set up a Double-Kaz antenna on elevated land overlooking
the Utah desert; right at the Colorado state line. We oriented East-West
for the captures below. The first report below lists SOME of the signals
from an EAST-facing deployment; the second list is with the antenna facing
WEST. These report ignore stations closer than about 300 miles.
1. FACING EAST: After nulling out the backside (using KOAL-750 in Price
Utah) we report the following stations at 4 PM MST on 111013. This is just
a rough first pass with the Perseus SDR; we haven't dug into the tougher
channels yet, nor have we started looking into the GYs:
0570 WNAX YANKTON, SD
0650 KGAB CHEYENNE, WY
0750 KMMJ GRAND ISLAND, NE
0770 KATL MILES CITY, MT
0790 KFGO FARGO, ND
0800 CKST LANGLEY, BC
0860 KKOW PITTSBURG, KS
0900 KJSK COLUMBUS, NE
0960 KFLN BAKER, MT
0980 KDSJ DEADWOOD, SD
1070 KATQ PLENTYWOOD, MT
1130 KBMR BISMARCK, ND
1140 KZMQ GREYBULL, WY
1150 KSEN SHELBY, MT
1220 KDDR OAKES, ND
1270 KIML GILLETTE, WY
1290 KMMM PRATT, KS
1320 KOLT SCOTTSBLUFF, NE
1330 KNSS WICHITA, KS
1350 KRNT DES MOINES, IA
1380 KOTA RAPID CITY, SD
1410 KGSO WICHITA, KS
1440 KMAJ TOPEKA, KS
1480 KQAM WICHITA, KS
1580 KAMI COZAD, NE
1590 KVGB GREAT BEND, KS
COMMENT: The use of 750 in Price Utah as the 'noise' signal allowed us to
obtain a better-than-40 db null to the West. There were literally NO
stations from the West on any channel, with the exception of a weak KSL
1160, 50 kilowatts at 250 miles.
2. THE NEXT LIST IS A COMPOSITE OF LOGGINGS MADE AT 5 PM, 6 PM AND 7 PM
MST...with the antenna facing West and using KOA Denver as the noise signal
for nulling. (We were able to take KOA right down into the noise floor.)
0540 KRXA CARMEL VALLEY, CA
0550 KUZZ BAKERSFIELD, CA AND LATER: KFYI PHOENIX, AZ
0560 KSFO SAN FRANCISCO, CA AND LATER: KBLU YUMA, AZ
0570 KNRS SALT LAKE CITY, UT
0580 KMJ FRESNO, CA
0590 KSUB CEDAR CITY, UT
0600 KOGO SAN DIEGO, CA
0610 KAVL LANCASTER, CO
0620 KTAR PHOENIX, AZ (NULLING LOCAL KJOL EAST OF US)
0630 KPLY RENO, NV
0670 KBOI BOISE, ID (IN KBOI NULL)
0690 XEWW (BLOWTORCH ALL EVENING)
0700 KALL SALT LAKE CITY, UT (WLW STAYS NULLED OUT)
0710 KFIA CARMICHAEL, CA (AT 1 KILOWATT!)
0720 KDWN LAS VEGAS, NV (IN THEIR NULL; WGN STAYS NULLED OUT)
0750 KHWG FALLON, NV (250 WATTS)
0780 KAZM SEDONA, AZ (250 WATTS)...WHY NO KKOH?
0790 KSPD BOISE, ID AND KFPT CLOVIS, CA
0800 KBFP BAKERSFIELD, CA
0830 KNCO GRASS VALLEY, CA (NO WCCO)
0840 KXNT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV AND KMPH MODESTO, CA
0850 NOISE AND WEAK SS...NO KOA!
0870 KLSQ WHITNEY, NV
0880 KHAC TSE BONITO, NM (VERY LITTLE KRVN)
0890 KYWN MERIDIAN, ID
0900 KBIF FRESNO, CA
0910 KKSF OAKLAND, CA
0920 KBAD LAS VEGAS, NV
0930 KYAK YAKIMA, WA
0940 KFIG + HET FRESNO, CA
0960 CFAC CALGARY, AB
0970 NOT COPIED...SOUNDED LIKE "KW__M"
0980 KSVC RICHFIELD, UT
1000 KOMO SEATTLE, WA
1010 CBR CALGARY, AB
1020 KTNQ LOS ANGELES, CA AND KCKN ROSWELL, NM
1030 XEBCC CUIDAD DEL CARMEN, MX
1050 KTCT SAN MATEO, CA
1060 KKVV LAS VEGAS, NV
1080 KSCO SANTA CRUZ, CA
1090 XEPRS RANCHO DEL MAR, MX (ANOTHER BLOWTORCH)
1100 KWWN LAS VEGAS, NV AND KFAX SAN FRANCISCO, CA (NULLING LOCAL KNZZ
EAST OF US)
1110 KBND BEND, OR (NORMAL PEST IS KFAB)
1120 KZSJ SAN MARTIN, CA
1130 KRDU DINUBA, CA
1140 KHTK SACRAMENTO, CA AND LATER KXST LAS VEGAS, NV
1150 KAGO KLAMATH FALLS, OR
1180 KOFI KALISPELL, MT
1190 KEX PORTLAND, OR
1200 KYAA SOQUEL, CA
1210 KHKR WASHINGTON, UT
1220 KDOW PALO ALTO, CA
1230 KLAV LAS VEGAS, NV...THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT; WE HAVEN'T STARTED TO
CHASE GYs YET
1250 KNEU ROOSEVELT, UT
1260 XEWI (??) PUERTO VALLARTA, MX AND LATER KSFB SAN FRANCISCO, CA
1280 KQLL HENDERSON, NV
1290 KCUB TUCSON, AZ AND LATER KPAY CHICO, CA
1300 KCMY CARSON CITY, NV
1310 KLIX TWIN FALLS, ID
1320 KFNZ SALT LAKE CITY, UT
1330 KWKW LOS ANGELES, CA AND LATER KLBS LOS BANOS, CA
1350 KTDD SAN BERNADINO, CA
1360 KFIV MODESTO, CA
1370 KSOP SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT
1380 KTKZ SACRAMENTO, CA
1390 KLOC TURLOCK, CA (NO I-D; IDENTIFIED BY FORMAT)
1410 KERI BAKERSFIELD, CA AND LATER KMYC MARYSVILLE, CA
1420 KSTN STOCKTON, CA
1430 KLO SALT LAKE CITY, UT
1440 KFNY RIVERSIDE, CA
1460 KENO LAS VEGAS, NV (NO I-D; IDENTIFIED BY FORMAT)
1470 XEHM CUIDAD DELICIAS, MX
1500 KSJX SAN JOSE, CA
1510 KFNN MESA, AZ AND LATER KSFN PIEDMONT, CA
1520 ALL SS (PEST KOKC NULLED OUT)
1530 KFBK OF COURSE SACRAMENTO, CA
1540 KMPC LOS ANGELES, CA (KXEL NULLED)
1550 KXEX FRESNO, CA
1560 KNZR BAKERSFIELD, CA
1570 KPRO RIVERSIDE, CA
1590 KLIV SAN JOSE, CA AND LATER KVTA VENTURA, CA
1600 KTUB CENTERVILLE, UT
COMMENTS: Any Double-Kaz non-believers still around? I want to thank Neil
Kazaross for explaining the Double-Kaz antenna at the recent joint
convention. I became an instant convert when he displayed the EZNEC pattern
for pickup capability.
After nulling KOA, there were literally NO signals heard from the
East...with the exception of WHO and WOAI wandering in and out occasionally.
If there's one thing "wrong" with the antenna it's the ultra-wide acceptance
angle. We plan to duplicate this DX-Pedition using D-Kaz antennas in
BROADSIDE ARRAY, narrowing the beam-width. For this deployment, antenna
dimensions were 120 feet end-to-end with a 20-foot height. A 10 db RF
amplifier was used to overcome the inherently low-level output; most
noticeable apparent on the low end due to the small size of the array.
Further info available...
Regards,
Mark Durenberger
Sent from my iPad
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