Last Top-band season was extreme good with dx-peditions to the Pacific being worked on top-band. That is my (our N-EU) ultimate DX area of course. Then I had my Beverage out to N-E and was spoiled by receiving loud and clear JA 's JD1 FK8CP and more. It was fun be able to hear as good as the well known top-band specialists while before I was only able to pick up the stronger signals from JA now i heard them all. Even sometimes hearing JA's return without being heard by the running station...
A Beverage is a very simple antenna but needs space and I have to wait until all sheep's are converted into Kebab ... So I had to do something like a loop antenna.
The K9AY loop antenna relay-box it seems to work there is a strong directional effect.
The antenna is connected with 120m coax6 100m from the TX vertical and shack.A Beverage is a very simple antenna but needs space and I have to wait until all sheep's are converted into Kebab ... So I had to do something like a loop antenna.
The K9AY loop antenna relay-box it seems to work there is a strong directional effect.
Receiving VQ9LA very well few evenings in a row. Could work hime bare food last night.
9Q50ON was worked on topband remarkable easy being an African equator located station normaly almost unworkable but I had a lucky shot this time. Heard very well XE3AVR.
looking in N-E JA direction where my Beverage used to be but have to wait the sheep's are still in.
Hope this K9AY performs as good as the Beverage. I think it works decent less signal but direction is switchable from the shack. The Beverage did perform very well for JA JD and workes also good for 80 40 and 30m. It would be super if such small antenna would perform like a beverage in 4 directions but it comes close. I enlarged the loops to about 40m. terminated with 470ohms
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