Richard G3CWI demonstrates on Grisedale Pike.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
A demonstration of how a seperate receiving antenna can help HF radio reception, particularly in urbanised areas where noise is a problem. A large outdoor antenna is best for transmitting but for receiving a small loop can often pick up less noise and allow clearer reception. This is a demonstration of the difference an indoor loop antenna can make when listening to a ZL station in a contest on 160 metres.
My MFJ matchbox has a vertical (Hustler 5BTV) and a horizontal dipole. When I switch betwixt the two, I hear a vast iifferance, the vert is more noisey, but also more gain (sensitivety). But an advantage to a receive antenna is you can use a broadband omni antenna, and tune up the transmit antenna for specific usage (like unidirectional beams). Kinda reminds me when they had separate transmitters in the boat anchor days.
what type of indoor loop are you talking about?
Nice job Peter. I have a GAP Titan vertical that I listen on and transmit on a G5RV that has far better signal
VK3YE, can you explain more about the indoor antenna you’re using including it’s size and how it was made?
try grounding or floating the main antenna while using the rx antenna, the noise may drop even more
titties
Nice helpful vid there Richard. Very clear. Pete M3KXZ
cool
Hey Richard, what size SOTA pole is that? the 7 or 10? and did you make the antenna yourself?
Just asking for a quick kit list for how to get somthing like that up in a field for some /P work and connect to the radio in the car or something, if it fits in a backpack to lug up mountains it will fit in the boot and make for some good hobbying.
WOW!
73 dei IZ1DLZ
Hey great job! I never thought about doing it that way. Good stuff. Ok now how do we get it 100ft up?? Ha Ha..
Andrew VE7REF
geez …that was easy, all i need is a big mountain range, no mountains in VK6, cheers
Very nice
Done that a few times HUH!
For those of us who are new to the hobby, what antenna mast are you using and who sells these? Thanks.
Was the antenna center-fed or end-fed?
David vk2dmh
Enjoyed this one. That’s real ham ingenuity for you!
73,
Mike KØVZ
great job 😉
73 de Chris OE5HCE
Great location. Imagine a week or two up there with a motorhome.
73
Great video
Whats the best length of wire to use?
M6RKY
And hope there is no wind
Newcomer! The best length? If you want to operate 70 cm, you best take 35 cm . . . ;-]
Inverted-V, make it. Google, it’s a half-wave dipole.
Okay, now I’ve gotta try this. All I really need is a telescoping pole or something that’ll stand up tall enough.
This video must be fake. I can not see the wire. It takes at least 10 minutes for me to solve my tangled wire – every time 🙂 Good DX! 73 de OH2FRM
If you Wind the wire around the peg and put the peg in a thin cloth bag it helps me prevent tangles.73
KF5IMB
Cool. I wish I could put my antenna up about 6000 feet high.