Hello the list,

          Has anyone considered a 'Slinky' Beverage for 500kHz? For those not 
familiar a 'Slinky' is a toy spring approx 8cm in diameter. Stretch out the 
'Slinky'  (or several 'Slinkys in series) and you have an inductively loaded 
Beverage, a way of shortening the antenna mechanically.


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73 Warren K2ORS
WD2XGJ     136-140kHz
WD2XSH/23 505-510kHz
WE2XEB/2   160-189kHz
WE2XGR/1 505-515kHz

FN42hi
http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Roelof Bakker" <[email protected]>
> Hello John,
> 
> I don't know if these are available at your location, but some NDB-chasers 
> achieve excellent results using fences. I have tried this myself on a 5000 
> feet long fence once and the results were spectacular, though the beamwidth 
> was very narrow. I used a 9:1 rf-transformer and a simple ground stake.
> 
> Many MW DX-ers use BOGs and report excellent results
> You may find this story interesting:
> 
> http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/easter_island_2007.dx
> 
> Best regards,
> Roelof Bakker, pa0rdt
> 
> 
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