Dennis,
For those of us who don't have copies of THE LOW BAND MONITOR
NEWSLETTER/MAGAZINE,
please give us some construction details.
thanks and 73, Rod
At 09:46 PM 10/10/96 -0500, dennis g. peterson wrote:
>Hi all; Just thought you all might abe interested in what I've just
>discovered concerning the coaxial antenna beverage as described by W0CM in a
>recent issue of THE LOW BAND MONITOR NEWSLETTER/MAGAZINE. I just finished
>the two pieces of RG8X coax; that is the 25 foot section was shorted on both
>ends and the 100 foot section shorted on one end and then the two ends
>connected together. I decided to see if I could hear anything with it just
>LYING on the floor here in the shack. So, I connected the modified RX
>terminal on the TS870s with a piece of RG8x as well and then inverted the
>connections to the 125 foot piece and for the past hour I've been sitting on
>1.850.00 listening to the following stations and their RST report is as
follows:
>
> 1. WA2IZL 5 X 5 ON 1.850.00
> 2. W2CYA 5 X 3
> 3. AA4MM 4 X 3
> 4. NT4U 4 X 1
> 5. KD1XQ 3 X 2
> 6. KI5PY 5 X 6 ON 1.891.00
> 7. K5DGH 5 X 3
> 8. KD3PX 5 X 3 ON 1.850.00
> 9. WA1OXT 5 X 2
>10. N4MXZ 5 X 3
>11. W1AW 5 X 1 ON 1.818.00
>
>tHE ABOVE STATIONS again were heard with a 125 foot piece of coax coiled up
>in the shack because I just finished the assembly of the thing. The signals
>being heard through the Kenwood TS870s with the AIP OFF; the NB ON; the N.R.
>OFF. If this is any indication of what this antenna is or will do once it's
>positioned outside and in a straight line I'll be tickeled pink. Comments,
>criticisms and critique most graciously welcomed. See ya all later de
>N7CKDennis/0
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