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Post by lamplighter on Apr 17, 2009 0:47:26 GMT -5
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Post by lamplighter on Apr 17, 2009 12:11:46 GMT -5
Got it up today with a little more adjustment to the tap location. It is as high as I can put it until I purchase a better mast system. Final SWR: Default In the Air Got it up today with a little more adjustment to the tap location. It is as high as I can put it until I purchase a better mast system. Final SWR: 28.305 2.0:1 27.855 1.2:1 27.405 1.0:1 27.185 1.0:1 26.965 1.0:1 26:515 1.2:1 26.065 1.5:1 Last edited by HomerBB; 06-04-2009 at 11:40 AM. Edit/Delete Message Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Quick reply to this message  |
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Post by Afterburner(OT-749) on Apr 17, 2009 13:03:09 GMT -5
Will you post the performance results? and can they be un-biased results because you designed and built the antenna?
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Post by lamplighter on Apr 17, 2009 14:02:50 GMT -5
Will you post the performance results? and can they be un-biased results because you designed and built the antenna? Will do my best to tell the truth about what happens.  In other places I've told the whole story of the building, reports, wind damage break down, rebuild, and hopeful positive results. (took a little time to get my application to join approved here) I'll keep you informed. |
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Post by lamplighter on Apr 19, 2009 6:38:44 GMT -5
T-storms through the night last night. Winds 12 mph, gusts to 20 mph with potential winds to 50 mph.
Don't know what the wind got to, but it was a humdinger for a while. Antenna is standing straight up this AM and SWR still sitting like it's supposed to: unmoved. So good so far.
The previous physical design would have failed. It did twice under these same conditions.
A little time, and a little testing for reports. Hopeful for DX soon.
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Post by doctor on Apr 19, 2009 8:51:22 GMT -5
Very impressed, what performance do you get out of the 3 element beam???, and what do you have the elements mounted on..
DOCTOR/795
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Post by lamplighter on Apr 19, 2009 11:54:39 GMT -5
Very impressed, what performance do you get out of the 3 element beam???, and what do you have the elements mounted on.. DOCTOR/795 The beam was up where the 5/8 wave currently is. The construction materials were fence top rail boom, electrical conduit tubing (emt), and the joints done in schedule 40 PVC. The match was a 1/4 wave 75ohm doubled Q-section. I decided it was too heavy to withstand the strong winds occurring here, so it's back down until I can get aluminum tubing to redo it. No DX so no distance reports were forthcoming for the 12 hrs I had it up. A few locals reported good signal and audio, and there was enough rejection to make an irritable local person go down from eight s-units to 3 s-units on a base 3 miles north of me. I have no rotor, so the Beam will have to prove worth any invetment in a stouter mast and rotor cost before it's a keeper. Wish I had better info for you. |
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Post by lamplighter on Apr 23, 2009 9:34:08 GMT -5
Will you post the performance results? and can they be un-biased results because you designed and built the antenna? Re: 5/8 wave - April 19It seems when there's a little skip I am away from the shack. Worked all day until the limited DX was slipping away. Managed to make a contact with 101 Al in Southwest Florida, a brief acknowledgment from a Jamaican station, and a failed effort to communicate with a Mexican amigo. No comprende'. Ya know the drill. A little local AM and SSB out to about forty miles north over the Ozarks into Southwestern Missouri, and a little conversation to the south and southwest of me. Both gave clear audio, and signal reports. (Due to having too light a mast for my antennas, I mount it only 26' in the air. Hope to get it up higher soon) I was mostly ineffective trying to rope a little intermittent skip all over the frequencies. Just poor conditions by the time I got home. April 21Enjoyed completely hearing CA300 Smitty and WT286 World Radio John, out of San Diego in Northwest Arkansas. Tried to get to them, but couldn't get in. Maybe next time... 27.385 LSB Lamplighter aka The Country Preacher LD183 Northwest Arkansas Made a pleasant and solid contact with Wile E Coyote/unit 505 out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Bombero/383 also. Enjoyed the chat. 27.355 is being kind to the Country Preacher tonight. Additional contact with 4270. It's good in NW Arkansas. Other unrecorded contacts made with stations to the north as well over the last few days. |
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Post by lamplighter on Apr 27, 2009 22:27:54 GMT -5
I have for antennas only my 5/8 wave homebrew @ 26' to feed point, and my 3 element homebrew Yagi @ 11' horizontal. I made many contacts mostly on the beam tonight between 8:00 and 9:00 PM.
For the last hour I had many contacts here in NW Arkansas.
Among them:
221 ---- Skipshooter
999 ---- in the Carolinas
305 ---- S.Carolina
Agitator ---- in the cornfields
152 ---- Ontario, Canada
955 ---- Ontario, Cananda
127 ---- Ohio
Dbl"O" ---- SW Michigan
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Post by zman on Apr 28, 2009 18:45:04 GMT -5
Looks like sporadic E season is just starting. There have been some openings on 10 meters but so far i have not been able to hear anyone.
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Post by lamplighter on Apr 28, 2009 19:22:40 GMT -5
Looks like sporadic E season is just starting. There have been some openings on 10 meters but so far i have not been able to hear anyone. It's been a blast on 11 meters the last few days. Love it! Going on in NW Arkansas. Among others there was: 8804 - Bluebird ---- Albuquerque, NM798 ---- W Virginia177 ---- TennesseeDohickie ---- in the Tarheel501 ---- N CarolinaHeard the West Coast and Hawaii earlier this afternoon, but no joy on making contact. Hopefully, more later. Having fun. |
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Post by zman on May 1, 2009 23:16:20 GMT -5
Ch 38 LSB has been open all day today.
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