Thanks to AC7AC, F5LCI, GM4ESD, K5VH, N2WN, W6FB,
WB1DOG.
For their comments on and off the reflector. I have
changed my antenna from about 6 m of wire draped
inside over a window frame and ground being the ground
in an AC outlet, to an 26.8 m wire at 12 m high,
center fed with 450 Ohm line. What a difference! Eznec
says I have picked up about 12 dBi to the northwest. I
usually now contact WD5ONS directly instead of having
someone check me into ECN.
The antenna is supported between two trees, with pully
and weight for windy day allowance. The center is
about 12 m above ground. The feedline comes to ground
and then to a spark gap lightining arrestor mounted on
an 8' ground rod. Then the feedline goes arond the
cornor of the house to the ICE arrestor mountd on
another ground rod, then into the outside junction
box. Inside I have a knife switch that takes the
feedline to the K1 or to ground. All ground rods have
been connected together with nr 6 wire and also
connected to the power company ground rod.
The wife even let me put some holes in the wall for
the feed lines. Junction box outside and another one
inside so that future ideas of antennas can be
implemented easily.
With the new antenna I have worked W0CZ for ND and a
random QSO with UT. AK and HI should not be to far
away and I will make WAS, as soon as the QSL cards
arrive.
Getting on the air is so much more enjoyable with a
good antenna. I even call CQ and get replies now
(sometimes).
Thanks Elecraft and the reflector for bringing me all
the ideas that I could put together to make this work.
73, Ty, W1TF, GA K1 (4 band) - 1423 and BL2
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