X-GM-THRID: 1198230260675793125 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 3f5c0b55df31fc032b7eb9db1a31a80f2ad51a5f Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.54.70.14 with SMTP id s14cs14020wra; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:37:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.100.4 with SMTP id c4mr950933qbm; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:37:04 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id p4si1862464qba.2006.03.18.14.37.03; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:37:04 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1FKk11-0002KW-BS for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:35:19 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1FKk10-0002KN-JL for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:35:18 +0000 Received: from joseph.ncoldns.com ([208.181.178.5] helo=generation.lgisp.net) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FKl4w-0004gz-Js for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:43:29 +0000 Received: from p1i5f0 (gi93.imagenisp.com [204.244.17.98]) by generation.lgisp.net (Postfix) with SMTP id E936AB98D8 for ; Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:35:01 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <002101c64adb$e5924720$6211f4cc@p1i5f0> From: "Steve McDonald" To: References: <000901c64aab$8824e460$1ce4fc3e@your4105e587b6> Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:32:52 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: -0.9 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-1.222,FORGED_RCVD_HELO=0.05,HTML_40_50=0.086,HTML_FONT_BIG=0.232,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: LOOPS V VERTICALS Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001E_01C64A98.D6D7F740" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_FONT_BIG, HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5985 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C64A98.D6D7F740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Your comments on the smaller verts/loops welcome. Mal - during our last TransPacific tests with ZL, we had the opportunity = to run two rx's on the ZL frequency. One was our mainstay and always = reliable performer, the large 10' air-core tuned passive loop while the = other was our large vertical tx antenna. The ZL signal was often 'O' = copy on the vertical while the loop showed nothing at all. I think there = was only one short instance when the loop produced a signal that the = vertical did not hear. The loop had previously earned our respect as an = excellent rx antenna because we had always used it in our own noisier = environments but beside the ocean on Pender Island, there was no noise = at all, and the loop quickly lost it's main advantage. Both Scott and I = have since been using our tx verticals on rx at our home stations more = often, when the noise level permits and the verticals are clearly = better, when noise is not a factor. BTW, our next TransPacific ZM2E-VA7LF attempt is fast = approaching...April 3-5th our time. 73 Steve / VE7SL Web: "THE VE7SL RADIO NOTEBOOK" at http://www.imagenisp.ca/jsm ------=_NextPart_000_001E_01C64A98.D6D7F740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>Your comments = on the=20 smaller verts/loops welcome.
 
Mal - during our last TransPacific = tests with ZL,=20 we had the opportunity to run two rx's on the ZL frequency. One was our = mainstay=20 and always reliable performer, the large 10' air-core tuned passive loop = while=20 the other was our large vertical tx antenna. The ZL signal was often 'O' = copy on=20 the vertical while the loop showed nothing at all. I think there was = only one=20 short instance when the loop produced a signal that the vertical did not = hear.=20 The loop had previously earned our respect as an excellent rx antenna = because we=20 had always used it in our own noisier environments but beside the=20 ocean on Pender Island, there was no noise at all, and the loop = quickly=20 lost it's main advantage. Both Scott and I have since been using our tx=20 verticals on rx at our home stations more often, when the noise level = permits=20 and the verticals are clearly better, when noise is not a = factor.
 
BTW, our next = TransPacific ZM2E-VA7LF attempt=20 is fast approaching...April 3-5th our time.
 
73
Steve / VE7SL
 
Web: "THE VE7SL RADIO NOTEBOOK" = at   http://www.imagenisp.ca/jsm
 
 
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