Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dd10.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dd10.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.150]) by air-mb04.mail.aol.com (v126.13) with ESMTP id MAILINMB042-a26e4b4f55704; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:33:36 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dd10.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 8A69438000104; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:33:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NVTTI-0001FP-Nb for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:27:00 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NVTTH-0001FG-Ir for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:27:00 +0000 Received: from out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.243]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NVTTC-0005Q7-TX for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:26:56 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Aq8FADriTktZ8PwJ/2dsb2JhbACIKNB1hDAE X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.49,275,1262563200"; d="scan'208";a="436306612" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([89.240.252.9]) by out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 14 Jan 2010 17:26:43 +0000 Message-ID: <002c01ca953e$bbaf0180$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <000a01ca9530$c4ee97a0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <004901ca953b$6e896e70$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:26:39 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Re: Re: 1/2 wave 500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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 x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40964b4f556a6381 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 Jay I can do better than that. I can manage 100 ft high and 120 ft at a push. How far are u from him 73 mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:03 PM Subject: LF: Re: 1/2 wave 500 > Mal > > I worked WD2XSH/35 in South Dakota a couple weekends ago and heard him a couple times since. Here's > his e mail to me on his setup. Think it should read one leg N/S and the other is E/W. Note that it > is at 20 feet! Appears to work. > > Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2 > > ____________ > > Jay, > > I have an ICOM 706MKIIG feeding aqn attenuator which feeds a transverter from 7.2 MHz to 500 KHz. > The transverter is feeding a solid state amp. I am running about 10 - 15 watts ERP. The antenna is > a half wave dipole on 500 KHz about 20 feet above the ground in a N/S and E/W configuration. one leg > is N/S and the other is N/S. > > I am listening on a ICOM 756PROII and a HyGain Hytower. > > 73 > > Jim > > WD2XSH/35 K0HW > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: mal hamilton > To: rsgb > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:45 AM > Subject: LF: 1/2 wave 500 > > > Hi > Has anyone in the USA tried a 1/2 wave dipole on 500 K/cs? inv V design, at a modest height around > 100 ft. > de mal/g3kev > >