From here on the East Coast, and probably midwest as well, people work 
Europe best with high yagis or stacked in the morning, when the band is just 
opening.  But as the day progresses, radiation angles here at the west end 
of the path become higher, which means lower antennas (40 or 60 feet high on 
20 meters) work better than the high ones.  I'm talking primarily about the 
behavior on 20 meters.




Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil Scovell
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2015 2:58 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Antennas

Ed,

When I had that 2o4B A up at just 40 feet, I was running 700 watts output.
Less than a mile away, K0VVV, now a silent key, had the TH6 up at 132 feet
and he was running 1500 watts output.  I was working a Russian friend by the
name of Willie on side band and my friend Bob broke in.  We all talked for
an hour.  Bob eventually asked Willie who was louder.  Willie told us to
horse race and Bob and I started calling him in pile up form.  Willie
insisted that I was stronger but when the band began to change, Bob was able
to hear and talk to Willie in the USSR when I couldn't copy him Q5.
Interesting experience.  It proves short towers work, though.

Phil.
K0NX