K3 diversity receive antennas

[K7TV]

I use a an R-5 vertical (designed for 20 thru 10) at 15 ft for diversity in
combination with a beam at 58 ft, with about 30 ft horizontal separation. I
find that it works well most of the time, but have to use much more gain in
the radio for the vertical because of weak signals. On 40 the situation is
aggravated because the vertical is not designed for that band, but it
usually works well enough to justify turning on diversity. At Field Day I
have used a BuddiPole vertical (i.e. BuddiStick) tuned to 15 for diversity
with a main antenna that is a 15 m horizontal dipole or a 40m 2-el wire
beam. This also works well (on 15 and 40; these were coax-fed single band
antennas).

Last summer I didn’t have the BuddiStick but instead a ¼ wave wire vertical
tuned for 20. That worked fine too, with the usual skewing of gain controls.

 

73,

Erik K7TV

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