This TH6 sits just inbetwen those razor whiz things,
there would be a lot of interaction here I guess,
maybe that was the secret?
de Jim SM2EKM
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> Tells me a LOT about that particular TH6, or it's feedline, or...
>
> -----------------
> 73,
>
> Guy Olinger, K2AV
> Apex, NC, USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mel Martin <mel@interlink.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 8:11 AM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Yuri's antennas
>
>
> > I visited Yuri once when I was visiting Toronto... He demonstrated
the
> 15
> > Razor he had up at the time. He also had a TH6 up at a comparable
> height...
> > I think it was actually a little higher. Conditions wern't
> particularly good
> > that day... tuning the band with the TH6 (a very good antenna... I
use
> a
> > similar TH7) the band was virtually dead pointing at Europe... a
few
> very
> > scattered signals from Europeans using big antennas I suppose...
Over
> most
> > of the band the S meter was motionless. When we switched to the
Razor,
> the
> > band literally came alive.... the band was crowded with signals,
most
> S1-S3,
> > but solid copy... most of whom were inaudable on the tri-bander.
The
> > signals that were audable on the Thribander were now strong
signals.
> It was
> > as if the dead band had suddenly opened up. Not very "scientific"
I
> > suppose... but I was certainly impressed!!!
> >
> > > Yuri's antennas DID work and work VERY WELL.
> >
> >
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