Both antennas are located on the apex of the hill behind my house.
The 14avq is connected to the WSPRlite via a 20'chunk of RG 214. The 14avq has been in use more then 20 years. Two years ago I took it all apart and reassembled ensuring the integrity of the antenna. There is a ground plane of sorts a series of wires probably not more the 40ft cut to no particular length ....not sure what I was thinking but it was thrown together in the days before the Internet was around so lets just say I didn't know any better LOL!
The 1/4 Wave Vertical has 8 radials all cut to frequency. It is being fed from a WSPRlite through 500' of LDF4 passing through an RCS4 switch along the way.
Measured the output power of the WSPRlites a few days ago .... VE3IMI is transmitting at +24.0 dbm or 251 mw and VE3LDP is transmitting at +23.9 db or 245 mw.
Below is a comparison of simultaneous spots the SNR difference is the 1/4 Wave Vert minus the 14avq. The 1/4 Wave is performing 8 db better or if you prefer close to 3 " S Units "
Sotabeams has cool function where you can filter the simultaneous spots by distance. Below is my simultaneous spots to Europe ....
Below is the simultaneous spots towards North America ...
Not much of a difference but there was more reports from NA then Europe!
The 14avq use to be my go to antenna so I was a little surprised that it wasn't performing better. I ll fairness to the old antenna I need to repeat the test after adding 8 radials!
Unique spots overnight ......
1/4 Wave
| 2017-10-11 04:02 | OE6TLF | -24 | 6996 |
| 2017-10-10 23:28 | IK4GBU | -25 | 6889 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | DH5RAE | -26 | 6732 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | DL5RBD | -24 | 6691 |
| 2017-10-10 23:46 | DK8FT/B | -27 | 6646 |
| 2017-10-10 22:58 | DK8FT/GPS | -24 | 6646 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | DK8FT/A | -25 | 6646 |
| 2017-10-10 23:46 | DK8FT | -26 | 6646 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | DL4UP | -25 | 6555 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | DL4TOM | -25 | 6515 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | DF4UE | -26 | 6505 |
| 2017-10-10 22:20 | DL1GCD/2 | -29 | 6418 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | DL1GCD/1 | -25 | 6418 |
| 2017-10-11 00:42 | EA5ZL | -21 | 6405 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | DK4RW | -23 | 6402 |
| 2017-10-10 23:20 | DK6UG | -24 | 6381 |
| 2017-10-11 02:08 | DF4PV/RX3 | -26 | 6346 |
| 2017-10-11 03:30 | DL1KAI | -25 | 6307 |
| 2017-10-11 03:58 | SWLJO43 | -20 | 6264 |
| 2017-10-10 23:26 | LX1DQ | -24 | 6248 |
| 2017-10-10 23:26 | DK4RH | -26 | 6221 |
| 2017-10-10 22:46 | DL0HMK | -23 | 6216 |
| 2017-10-11 00:12 | DK5LH | -26 | 6214 |
| 2017-10-11 04:02 | DL0HT | -27 | 6211 |
| 2017-10-10 23:28 | DC5AL-R | -27 | 6195 |
| 2017-10-11 04:08 | DK3RU | -26 | 6192 |
| 2017-10-11 03:46 | DL/PA0EHG | -24 | 6159 |
| 2017-10-11 04:36 | F6FUZ | -24 | 6152 |
| 2017-10-11 04:02 | PI4THT | -13 | 6146 |
| 2017-10-11 04:02 | PD1PIM | -29 | 6138 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | EA8BFK | -16 | 6077 |
| 2017-10-10 23:20 | F5OIH | -18 | 6051 |
| 2017-10-11 01:44 | ON7KO | -25 | 6042 |
| 2017-10-11 03:08 | PA0EHG | -27 | 6021 |
| 2017-10-10 23:28 | PH2M | -27 | 6018 |
| 2017-10-10 23:28 | PI9ESA | -26 | 6006 |
| 2017-10-11 03:46 | EA1IOW | -23 | 5965 |
| 2017-10-11 00:42 | G4PQP | -24 | 5778 |
| 2017-10-10 23:26 | G4HZX | -22 | 5768 |
| 2017-10-10 22:56 | G4DJB | -25 | 5732 |
| 2017-10-11 00:14 | G0MQW | -29 | 5709 |
| 2017-10-11 04:08 | G3ZIL | -26 | 5709 |
| 2017-10-11 04:28 | M0GVW | -22 | 5645 |
| 2017-10-10 22:58 | F8FKJ | -25 | 5628 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | G0MJI | -26 | 5504 |
| 2017-10-10 23:26 | EI3RCW | -26 | 5288 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | GM4SFW | -25 | 5242 |
| 2017-10-11 01:22 | VE7ECK | -21 | 3536 |
| 2017-10-11 01:52 | NN6RF | -21 | 3488 |
| 2017-10-11 10:36 | W3SMK | -25 | 3480 |
| 2017-10-11 12:04 | K6WGX | -20 | 3440 |
| 2017-10-10 23:46 | KP4MD | -24 | 3374 |
| 2017-10-11 09:14 | N3IZN | -26 | 3332 |
| 2017-10-11 02:16 | K6REA | -18 | 3320 |
| 2017-10-11 04:08 | W7OWO | -26 | 3272 |
| 2017-10-11 03:34 | WN1Z | -27 | 3248 |
| 2017-10-11 07:26 | K7BOA | -19 | 3224 |
| 2017-10-11 01:00 | VE7SKY | -21 | 3189 |
| 2017-10-11 02:58 | VE7WAE | -19 | 3178 |
| 2017-10-11 03:16 | N7TEJ | -27 | 3163 |
| 2017-10-11 05:06 | KG7FMN | -18 | 3161 |
| 2017-10-11 03:46 | AC7IJ | -25 | 3154 |
| 2017-10-11 10:24 | AF7HL | -20 | 3150 |
| 2017-10-10 23:58 | W7WKR | -16 | 3037 |
| 2017-10-11 10:14 | AE7YQ | -29 | 2949 |
| 2017-10-11 10:30 | W7REK | -19 | 2912 |
| 2017-10-11 09:48 | VE7THZ | -17 | 2904 |
| 2017-10-11 00:26 | W0AY | -27 | 2562 |
| 2017-10-11 10:50 | VE6OG | -21 | 2548 |
| 2017-10-11 05:20 | AF7Z | -25 | 2545 |
| 2017-10-11 10:36 | VE6JY | -7 | 2503 |
| 2017-10-11 03:30 | KG5HRC | -4 | 2287 |
| 2017-10-11 08:20 | KG4WGN | -23 | 2125 |
| 2017-10-11 09:56 | K5XL | -9 | 1914 |
| 2017-10-11 05:26 | KG5UWB | -17 | 1898 |
| 2017-10-11 12:54 | WA0URJ | -26 | 1797 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | K2JY | -24 | 1786 |
| 2017-10-11 09:38 | KD5DFL | -12 | 1783 |
| 2017-10-11 10:22 | KM4YBG | -20 | 1743 |
| 2017-10-11 09:36 | N4WLO | -8 | 1668 |
| 2017-10-11 08:48 | WD4AH | -8 | 1636 |
| 2017-10-11 10:04 | WA8KNE | -24 | 1580 |
| 2017-10-11 04:44 | N0UBL | -10 | 1478 |
| 2017-10-11 04:10 | KN4CWT | -5 | 1462 |
| 2017-10-11 01:00 | VE1CHL | -13 | 1417 |
| 2017-10-11 12:36 | KC4RSN | -24 | 1368 |
| 2017-10-11 13:34 | VE4WDZ | -20 | 1362 |
| 2017-10-11 12:36 | NU0C | -22 | 1344 |
| 2017-10-11 11:52 | KM4WYO | -26 | 1318 |
| 2017-10-10 23:50 | VE4BJZ | -15 | 1310 |
| 2017-10-11 01:00 | W4HFZ | -13 | 1272 |
| 2017-10-11 13:26 | NV0O | -16 | 1272 |
| 2017-10-10 23:26 | KK4XO | -22 | 1144 |
| 2017-10-11 12:56 | AC0G | -8 | 1106 |
| 2017-10-11 12:04 | N3SZ | -22 | 1071 |
| 2017-10-10 23:16 | W4DJW | -12 | 1062 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | AD7LL | -20 | 1057 |
| 2017-10-11 02:02 | AI9K | -23 | 1016 |
| 2017-10-11 12:36 | AI4WV | -15 | 975 |
| 2017-10-10 23:26 | N1DHP | -8 | 975 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | KE0LZW | -13 | 949 |
| 2017-10-11 13:34 | KC0CD | -9 | 904 |
| 2017-10-10 22:46 | W1BUR | -22 | 834 |
| 2017-10-11 13:22 | KB9ZWL | -27 | 831 |
| 2017-10-11 12:36 | N4BPJ | -23 | 812 |
| 2017-10-10 22:26 | WA9WTK | -7 | 799 |
| 2017-10-10 22:58 | N1GP | -15 | 795 |
| 2017-10-11 12:44 | N8VIM | -2 | 790 |
| 2017-10-11 13:34 | W1PJE | -25 | 786 |
| 2017-10-11 13:44 | VA3ROM | -14 | 764 |
| 2017-10-11 12:48 | K9AN | -7 | 759 |
| 2017-10-10 23:26 | WB3DZC | -11 | 758 |
| 2017-10-11 13:26 | CF3ROM | -11 | 756 |
| 2017-10-11 12:54 | WA3DNM | -29 | 745 |
| 2017-10-11 12:44 | KK1D | -22 | 731 |
| 2017-10-11 13:44 | N4TVC | -21 | 707 |
| 2017-10-10 22:28 | KK4MBI | -16 | 701 |
| 2017-10-11 13:00 | W3BCW | -2 | 688 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | KD4VA | -15 | 687 |
| 2017-10-11 12:56 | N2MH | -29 | 686 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | KB2SVD | -25 | 686 |
| 2017-10-10 22:20 | NE3RD | -14 | 647 |
| 2017-10-11 13:32 | VE2NGO | -24 | 639 |
| 2017-10-10 23:20 | KB9AMG | -13 | 612 |
| 2017-10-10 23:38 | W9TTY | -26 | 607 |
| 2017-10-10 22:26 | KC2STA | -8 | 574 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | KN8DMK | -19 | 561 |
| 2017-10-10 22:36 | N8XE | -8 | 525 |
| 2017-10-10 22:56 | N3EDS | -5 | 523 |
| 2017-10-10 22:58 | KA9LHE | -16 | 508 |
| 2017-10-10 22:20 | KB8UVN | -18 | 495 |
| 2017-10-10 22:20 | VE3GTC | -26 | 461 |
| 2017-10-10 22:20 | K8HSQ | -21 | 405 |
| 2017-10-10 22:18 | N2HQII | -8 | 371 |
14avq
| 2017-10-10 22:14 | DL5RBD | -28 | 6691 |
| 2017-10-10 23:54 | DK8FT/GPS | -23 | 6646 |
| 2017-10-10 23:42 | DK8FT/A | -27 | 6646 |
| 2017-10-10 23:54 | DK8FT | -27 | 6646 |
| 2017-10-11 04:12 | DL4TOM | -24 | 6515 |
| 2017-10-11 00:22 | DL1GCD/1 | -24 | 6418 |
| 2017-10-11 00:22 | DL1GCD/2 | -26 | 6418 |
| 2017-10-11 04:06 | DK4RW | -22 | 6402 |
| 2017-10-10 23:30 | DK6UG | -23 | 6381 |
| 2017-10-11 03:56 | SWLJO43 | -24 | 6264 |
| 2017-10-10 23:36 | LX1DQ | -25 | 6248 |
| 2017-10-11 03:42 | DL0HT | -20 | 6211 |
| 2017-10-11 04:12 | DC5AL-R | -24 | 6195 |
| 2017-10-11 03:56 | DL/PA0EHG | -28 | 6159 |
| 2017-10-11 04:20 | F6FUZ | -25 | 6152 |
| 2017-10-11 03:04 | PI4THT | -23 | 6146 |
| 2017-10-11 08:22 | EA8BFK | -25 | 6077 |
| 2017-10-10 23:32 | F5OIH | -11 | 6051 |
| 2017-10-10 23:36 | ON7KO | -27 | 6042 |
| 2017-10-11 03:04 | PH2M | -29 | 6018 |
| 2017-10-11 01:54 | EA1IOW | -23 | 5965 |
| 2017-10-11 03:56 | G4PQP | -27 | 5778 |
| 2017-10-10 23:18 | G4HZX | -23 | 5768 |
| 2017-10-10 23:32 | G4DJB | -28 | 5732 |
| 2017-10-11 00:20 | M0GVW | -26 | 5645 |
| 2017-10-11 00:22 | F8FKJ | -24 | 5628 |
| 2017-10-11 03:04 | G0MJI | -25 | 5504 |
| 2017-10-11 04:06 | EI3RCW | -26 | 5288 |
| 2017-10-10 21:52 | GM4SFW | -28 | 5242 |
| 2017-10-11 12:06 | K6WGX | -26 | 3440 |
| 2017-10-11 02:12 | K6REA | -25 | 3320 |
| 2017-10-11 00:54 | VE7SKY | -27 | 3189 |
| 2017-10-11 03:20 | VE7WAE | -24 | 3178 |
| 2017-10-11 02:54 | AC7IJ | -26 | 3154 |
| 2017-10-11 04:04 | AF7HL | -22 | 3150 |
| 2017-10-11 07:52 | AE7YQ | -28 | 2949 |
| 2017-10-11 13:14 | W7REK | -28 | 2912 |
| 2017-10-11 08:00 | VE7THZ | -24 | 2904 |
| 2017-10-11 01:42 | W0AY | -26 | 2562 |
| 2017-10-11 10:58 | VE6OG | -26 | 2548 |
| 2017-10-11 10:36 | VE6JY | -15 | 2503 |
| 2017-10-11 03:28 | KG5HRC | -14 | 2287 |
| 2017-10-11 09:56 | K5XL | -17 | 1914 |
| 2017-10-11 02:54 | KG5UWB | -21 | 1898 |
| 2017-10-11 08:42 | WA0URJ | -24 | 1797 |
| 2017-10-11 10:26 | K2JY | -28 | 1786 |
| 2017-10-11 05:46 | KD5DFL | -28 | 1783 |
| 2017-10-11 12:06 | KM4YBG | -22 | 1743 |
| 2017-10-11 12:06 | N4WLO | -14 | 1668 |
| 2017-10-11 07:26 | WD4AH | -16 | 1636 |
| 2017-10-11 10:44 | WA8KNE | -20 | 1580 |
| 2017-10-11 05:18 | N0UBL | -15 | 1478 |
| 2017-10-11 03:54 | KN4CWT | -16 | 1462 |
| 2017-10-11 00:58 | VE1CHL | -19 | 1417 |
| 2017-10-11 12:00 | KC4RSN | -20 | 1368 |
| 2017-10-11 13:18 | NU0C | -26 | 1344 |
| 2017-10-11 04:54 | KM4WYO | -23 | 1318 |
| 2017-10-11 12:40 | NV0O | -18 | 1272 |
| 2017-10-11 00:52 | W4HFZ | -19 | 1272 |
| 2017-10-11 12:06 | KK4XO | -23 | 1144 |
| 2017-10-11 14:04 | AC0G | -14 | 1106 |
| 2017-10-11 12:06 | N3SZ | -23 | 1071 |
| 2017-10-10 23:16 | W4DJW | -20 | 1062 |
| 2017-10-10 23:18 | AD7LL | -23 | 1057 |
| 2017-10-11 01:54 | AI9K | -22 | 1016 |
| 2017-10-11 12:36 | AI4WV | -22 | 975 |
| 2017-10-10 23:16 | N1DHP | -17 | 975 |
| 2017-10-10 23:18 | KE0LZW | -20 | 949 |
| 2017-10-11 13:34 | KC0CD | -15 | 904 |
| 2017-10-11 13:46 | W1BUR | -24 | 834 |
| 2017-10-11 14:04 | N4BPJ | -18 | 812 |
| 2017-10-11 13:46 | WA9WTK | -15 | 799 |
| 2017-10-10 23:18 | N1GP | -18 | 795 |
| 2017-10-11 13:40 | N8VIM | -7 | 790 |
| 2017-10-10 22:14 | W1PJE | -29 | 786 |
| 2017-10-11 14:00 | VA3ROM | -27 | 764 |
| 2017-10-11 13:24 | K9AN | -8 | 759 |
| 2017-10-11 14:00 | WB3DZC | -2 | 758 |
| 2017-10-11 14:00 | CF3ROM | -24 | 756 |
| 2017-10-11 14:10 | KD2FYG | -23 | 743 |
| 2017-10-11 12:06 | KK1D | -28 | 731 |
| 2017-10-11 13:46 | WA9EIC | -12 | 724 |
| 2017-10-11 13:46 | N4TVC | -25 | 707 |
| 2017-10-10 22:32 | KK4MBI | -15 | 701 |
| 2017-10-11 14:10 | W3BCW | -20 | 688 |
| 2017-10-10 23:08 | KD4VA | -22 | 687 |
| 2017-10-10 22:14 | N2MH | -29 | 686 |
| 2017-10-10 22:02 | KB2SVD | -27 | 686 |
| 2017-10-10 21:26 | W2LGS | -15 | 663 |
| 2017-10-10 22:34 | NE3RD | -18 | 647 |
| 2017-10-11 14:10 | VE2NGO | -22 | 639 |
| 2017-10-11 14:00 | KB9AMG | -15 | 612 |
| 2017-10-10 22:02 | N2KMF | -17 | 608 |
| 2017-10-10 23:18 | W9TTY | -26 | 607 |
| 2017-10-10 22:04 | KC2STA | -9 | 574 |
| 2017-10-11 14:10 | KN8DMK | -27 | 561 |
| 2017-10-10 23:42 | N8XE | -22 | 525 |
| 2017-10-10 22:44 | N3EDS | -10 | 523 |
| 2017-10-10 22:44 | KA9LHE | -7 | 508 |
| 2017-10-10 21:52 | KB8UVN | -17 | 495 |
| 2017-10-10 21:52 | VE3LC | -15 | 485 |
| 2017-10-10 22:02 | VE3GTC | -10 | 461 |
| 2017-10-10 22:14 | K8HSQ | -18 | 405 |
| 2017-10-10 21:52 | N2HQII | -20 | 371 |
One more thing to note ,,,, there is basically no difference in the performance of the 2 antennas day vs night. 1/4 Vertical beast the 14avq 6-7 db.
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