Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dd03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id C7C65380000B1; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:50:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QZ1Kt-0004Nn-Nz for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:49:47 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QZ1Kt-0004Ne-CB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:49:47 +0100 Received: from fish2.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.163]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QZ1Kq-0004rD-Qk for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:49:47 +0100 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1308664176-5ff824090001-a32kfu Received: from [192.168.1.101] (pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.95.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.157.95]) by fish2.hurontel.on.ca with ESMTP id 113iUafE8WM0O4E9 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:49:37 -0400 (EDT) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: weazle@hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-Apparent-Source-IP: 216.46.157.95 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: LF: PA0RDT polarisation From: John Bruce McCreath X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: <7C83B6E4275F422A83872B7E0134B689@Hugh> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:49:36 -0400 Message-Id: <32F35367-32B4-448E-8415-60C7F87109A7@hurontel.on.ca> References: <000c01cb5a7a$44cfcc50$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf><4C1A271605FB0B62@smtp208.alice.it><4C9A8CC5.30305@gmx.com><4C9B3FCE.5080700@gmx.com> <7C83B6E4275F422A83872B7E0134B689@Hugh> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Barracuda-Connect: pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.95.hurontel.on.ca[216.46.157.95] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1308664176 X-Barracuda-URL: http://fish.hurontel.on.ca:8000/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at hurontel.on.ca X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.20 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.20 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 tests=PR0N_SUBJECT X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.2, rules version 3.2.2.66702 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.20 PR0N_SUBJECT Subject has letters around special characters (pr0n) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: PA0RDT polarisation Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:480878592:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d408f4e00a1ac6d88 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hi Hugh, LFers, Being that it is a capacitive probe, the orientation doesn't matter with = such a small "antenna" portion. I think you are correct about it having to "work against" something. That explains = why the feedline routing is so important. I have mine mounted as high and in the clear as I could with what was = available. The feedline drops straight down and when it reaches the ground I have a coupler which has the = shield grounded to an earth rod. When Laurence was in the far east he used the metal window frames of the = high-rises he was in as the "ground" for the feedline shield with great success.=20 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93dr