[sarcmembers] 160m Antenna
- From: "Eric Lemmon" <wb6fly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:58:24 -0700
Niko,
This sounds like a great opportunity to explore our capabilities. There is
an old wooden boresight platform 100m or so, northwest of the Clubhouse that
might help support an antenna.
Note that I have changed the subject line to agree with the new topic of
discussion.
73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
-----Original Message-----
From: sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Niko Cimbur
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 6:18 PM
To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sarcmembers] Re: Satellite ARC meeting this Saturday
Eric,
At this point I just wanted to find out what is possible at the club site,
as I am exploring my options for this winter contests. For this winter my
goal was to try to take the ARRL 160m contest record for W6. I have two
other sites I used before, but one of them is now too noisy.
I am not thinking about stringing wires up in the air, as I use vertical
antennas, but these require many radials on the ground.
My typical set up is like this:
For receiving I use a small 4 square array. This array consists of short
vertical whips (~10' tall) fed into preamps and spaced 135' between them in
a square, connected to a phasing unit in the middle of the square. Each whip
is connected to a 4' ground rod. This array has to be far from any noise
sources, I usually put it 1000' away from my transmit antenna.
A typical transmit vertical I use is about 90' tall, but these antennas
require an extensive ground radial system for efficiency, so they too need
space. To be competitive from a site with poor ground conductivity I figure
that I need to phase two of them. There is probably enough space for one
vertical inside the fenced area.
I will try to come by the club for the next meeting, it really depends on
how far we will be with the refueling outage here at work. I can bring some
pictures of the antennas I put up in the past.
Niko - AC6DD
--- On Sun, 10/4/09, Eric Lemmon <wb6fly@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Eric Lemmon <wb6fly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [sarcmembers] Re: Satellite ARC meeting this Saturday
> To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, October 4, 2009, 7:36 PM
> Niko,
>
> Since the Security Police patrol the areas outside the
> fence, and in fact
> drive around the compound in the clear area outside the
> fence, we cannot
> string wires where they could be snagged by a
> vehicle. If the wires are
> elevated well above the traffic path, and away from the
> 400-foot tower,
> there should not be a problem. Let's discuss your
> plans before you string
> any wires outside the fence.
>
> 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:sarcmembers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Niko Cimbur
> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 4:19 PM
> To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sarcmembers] Re: Satellite ARC meeting this
> Saturday
>
> Unfortunately I couldn't make it to the Club meeting. We
> started overtime at
> work, and for the next month or so I am on a 6-12
> schedule.
>
> Is it possible to use any space outside the fence for
> antennas?
>
> Niko - AC6DD
>
>
>
> --- On Sat, 10/3/09, jportune@xxxxxxx
> <jportune@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > From: jportune@xxxxxxx
> <jportune@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [sarcmembers] Re: Satellite ARC meeting this
> Saturday
> > To: sarcmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009, 6:56 AM
> > I am pretty sure you would be quite
> > welcome to do so at the club site. Many other similar
> things
> > have been done there. That is one of the nice aspects
> about
> > being a part of this club -- the venue. We can talk at
> the
> > meeting if you care to.
> >
> > John W6NBC
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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