I had one, Pain in the butt to put up, works well, is directional but at my
site I’ve never been able to find a RX antenna that heard any better than my
inverted L. Including the SAL-30.
I’ve tried a K9AY, a BOG and no joy. I had a HI-Z 4Sq that I bought back when
you could buy them as a kit. Used it at the club site for two years with great
results during the contests flying a 1/4 wave under a helium balloon...what
great times.
Tried to fit it in my yard and no go. So I just use the inverted L. Wish I
could find an effective RX antenna that showed a great s/n improvement over the
L.
HI-Z builds some great antennas...and one day soon I hope to have a place where
I can erect one...but in the mean time my 4 sq is still used by my club....it’s
a great antenna.
Cecil
K5DL
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> On Aug 6, 2018, at 5:40 PM, Edward via Topband <topband@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> What about Array Solutions ASL-30?
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
>
>> On Aug 6, 2018, at 3:20 PM, Tim Childers K9CQ <k9cq@k9cq.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have been using the Hi-Z 3 element at 50 foot spacing that Lee designed. I
>> can tell you that the results for me were amazing and it gives you 6
>> directions. It works quite well on 40, 80 and 160. You can also find them
>> at DX Engineering.
>>
>> Tim, K9CQ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: lee@k7tjr.com
>> Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 4:32 PM
>> To: topband@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: Topband: making a bev seem longer
>>
>> First let me apologize if you get this e-mail twice as I have been having
>> problems with MSN.com.
>>
>> Hi JC,
>> Not all vertical arrays are mono band. A well built 4-square on a 60 foot
>> per side can do a stellar job on 160, 80, and 40 meters while extending well
>> down into the broadcast band. The 3 element as well as the 4-square based 8
>> element on an 85 foot diameter circle will do the same thing.
>>
>> Lee K7TJR
>>
>>
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