Tuesday, May 2, 2017

20M 14AVQ VS 5/8 Vertical

Switched to the 5/8 Vertical  ( just beside the 1/4 Vertical ) last night after midnight.

 I have always believed that the T matching network is absorbing some of the RF .... not good!    The Antenna works but not as well as I hoped.   From time to time it gets me through where the  1/4 does not.  

 Just made it to Eurpoe with the 14avq and the 5/8 at the same time .....


 2017-05-02 22:28  VE3LDP  14.097083  -32  0  EN94  0.1  HB9ADJ  JN36li  6492  54 
 
 
 2017-05-02 22:28  CG3LDP  14.097131  -21  0  EN94  0.1  HB9ADJ  JN36li  6492  54

There is an 11db difference...14avq blows away the 5/8!    


Looking South West the antennas are almost identical ....

14avq
2017-05-02 17:06  CG3LDP  14.097107  -21  0  EN94  0.1  KD6RF  EM22  1802  227 
 2017-05-02 17:06  CG3LDP  14.097109  -15  0  EN94  0.1  KD6RF  EM22  1802  227

5/8 Vert
2017-05-02 17:06  VE3LDP  14.097061  -16  0  EN94  0.1  KD6RF  EM22  1802  227 
 2017-05-02 17:06  VE3LDP  14.097059  -20  -1  EN94  0.1  KD6RF  EM22  1802  227 
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