Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]

[Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx>]

I know with the EWE antennas, the higher the vertical element the better. My old SW EWE has 25' elements and it has always worked great. The NE EWE has 16 foot elements and does not have near the gain, but that is all I can do to the NE. 

73,

Patrick

Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager

> From: charlesh3@xxxxxxx
> To: irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:42:57 +0000
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]
> 
> Nick - 
>  
> I bet you meant "10' high with a 40' horizontal section".
>  
> My personal opinion: a 10 x 40 delta is OK for normal domestic DX where directivity is more important than hearing a very weak solitary signal on an empty channel.
>  
> Chuck
>  
> > Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 07:09:05 +0000
> > To: les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > From: nhp@xxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] TECH: [ Mini-KAZ ]
> > 
> > I'm sure Kaz himself will weigh in here, Les, but the original 
> > version of the Kaz that I recall was 10' high with a 40' vertical 
> > section.   John Bryant wrote it up, and found that it didn't have 
> > quite enough signal output for his tastes, but that was in the days 
> > before the FLG100 amplifier from Wellbrook became available. The 
> > combination of a small Kaz and the FLG100 might do the trick for you.
> > 
> > best wishes,
> > 
> > Nick
> > 
> > 
> > At 06:39 10-12-13, you wrote:
> > >I'm hoping one of the more experienced antenna builders can offer 
> > >some advice. I live in a deed restricted community that does not 
> > >allow for outdoor radio antennas of any kind. They also forbid 
> > >things like flagpoles, etc.
> > >
> > >Over the course of six years, I've been able to "bend" these rules a 
> > >bit to allow me to install hidden or low profile versions of a few 
> > >antennas including a Wellbrook ALA-1500 (mounted to the back side of 
> > >my six foot tall privacy fence), two LF Engineering active whips, etc.
> > >
> > >While these offer reasonable performance, and have allowed me to 
> > >continue to DX, I continue to look for alternatives that offer 
> > >better performance. Right now, I'm considering a small version of 
> > >the KAZ or other delta-type antennas. I have plenty of room in the 
> > >back yard for the horizontal parts of the antennas, it's the 
> > >vertical center mast that is the problem. The privacy fence is only 
> > >six feet tall, and anything above that height attracts scrutiny. I 
> > >could manage a 10 foot mast, but not the 18 foot required by the 
> > >smallest version of the antenna that I've seen.
> > >
> > >Would it be possible to fashion a working version of the KAZ using 
> > >only a 10 foot vertical section? How would this affect the other 
> > >element lengths? What about the matching transformer?
> > >
> > >My primary interest is in domestic DXing,with Western states being 
> > >my primary targets. If it has a "K" callsign, then I'm interested in 
> > >DXing it. Any and all suggestions welcome and appreciated!
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >Les Rayburn, N1LF
> > >121 Mayfair Park
> > >Maylene, AL 35114
> > >EM63nf
> > 
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