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Thanks Colin for all. Good advice about the Titan and
interesting observations about 6 meters and WWV. I called the
phone for WWV today and was surprised at how close it was to my
rig. I could barely perceive a difference between the phone and
the rig, not sure which I was hearing first. 73, Jim WA6EKS
----- Original Message -----
From: Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:14:05 -0600
Subject: Re: Gap 45 foot voyager DX
I think you might be able to get away with no guys on the titon
as long as
you mount it close to the ground. These antennas do not need to
be elevated
to perform better...the only consideration for elevating them is
to get the
horizontal elements over head and out of the way.
You will need at least 3 guy lines to guy the antenna properly if
necesary...they do not have to be in a perfectly simetrical
patern, but
should be oriented towards the prevailing winds in your area.
no operational 6M rig here right now. However, my friend made a
few CW
contacts the other night during the araura activity. He
contacted Vancouver
island, about a 1200KM contact to the West, and heard beacons
from Yellow
Knife NWT, about 1200K to the north.
He said the Araural flutter was extreme and SSB signals were weak
and
difficult to copy.
He's also got a 5 element 6M yaggie at 60 feet and a KW on 6.
WWV on 15MHZ was almost non-existent for most of that solar
flair...which is
significant because I can receive WWV on 15MHZ on an HF rig in my
basement
with no antenna and just my finger on the antenna port lol.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gammon
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 12:41 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Gap 45 foot voyager DX
Colin, before I do anything about a new vertical, I will call Gap
and see if I can talk to someone there about the Titan.
Hey when the big solar flare occurred several days ago, were you
able to check out the auroral stuff on 6 meters? We're way to
south here to check that out. 73, Jim WA6EKS
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