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Just a quick observation on 40 meter DXing. I am using an inverted vee at about 60 feet and it doesn't display any really detectable directionality. For a while I had a second vee at 45 feet, oriented 90 degrees to the taller one, but I recut it for 30 meters after testing didn't reveal any benefit from the second antenna. I doubt that even at 60 feet the vee has much of a low angle component to it, but it may not matter. If you will concentrate on the sunrise and sunset periods to chase low band DX, the arriving wave angles are rather high. Running a KW into this antenna system snagged 200 countries on CW in just in the last two winter seasons alone. This may get easier as we come down off of this sunspot peak, and more DX gets chased down to the lower frequencies. I think before I put up a rotable dipole for 40 at a low height, particularly if it is something like a shorty forty, I would use a full sized wire antenna. Depending on your local tree type and count, you might be able to get it up a bit higher than something with a rotator under it. No matter what you decide, have fun with it. Very 73, Hank AA4HP -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force12 Web Site: http://www.force12inc.com To Submit Message to the List: Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe and view the Message Archive: see http://qth.com/force12/list For problems with the list: contact n4zr@qth.com |
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