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Re: Topband: K9AY Antenna

To: "wa4fki" <wa4fki@nc.rr.com>, <Topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: K9AY Antenna
From: "K9AY" <k9ay@k9ay.com>
Reply-to: K9AY <k9ay@k9ay.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:41:18 -0500
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
> For some reason my K9AY lost it's directivity, seems to receiver well in 
> all directions.
>
> Bill
> WA4FKI
> _______________________________________________

Bill,

While a dramatic change in ground conductivity in dry weather can be a 
problem, I haven't received any reports of the antenna becoming 
omnidirectional -- usually its just reduced directivity.

There are other problems that can cause a pattern that doesn't change.  Some 
of these include burned out terminating resistors due to nearby lightning or 
transmitted RF, a corroded or broken connection from the loop to relays or 
to the ground rod, or a failure somewhere in the control wiring that keeps 
the relays from switching.

73, Gary
K9AY

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