TenSleep440
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Anyone else ever have that one issue, sure it's not that hard of a choice, but it will drive you crazy looking at all the variables when you're planning out a new antenna system for your base.
Going for the best omni antenna seems easy enough. Then you think, I could get a beam and really have fun working DX. Oh but what about the locals? back to the omni. Wait, what about a V-Quad? I could get into DX land with a aluminum antenna with a lower take off angle and a good height, maybe I could throw a BA-1 mounted horizontally up also just for good measure.
Obviously I've gotten to the point where I'm overthinking things here.
So here's the situation I'm dealing with. My elevation is 460' above sea level. I'm on top of a hill in this area, I've got a good clear shot to just about every point around me and my tower is in a clearing. Tower height is at 60', I could have gone higher but decided to see how well it all worked out just over one and a half wavelength above ground. Ground rods are sunk in a 120 degree pattern 8 foot from base off of each leg.
Coax is 7/8" lcf78-50ja hardline from Cellflex, using Commscope connectors. I've got a polyphaser inline at the base of the tower. Coax is grounded at top of tower and at bottom, as well as grounded at inlet point designated for the shack once delivered. Ground rod already in place for radio shack.
I've debated between the Maco V-Quad with a rotor, or a V5/8 omnidirectional antenna. Has anyone out there used either of these that can give a honest opinion? Maybe a M400? I won't even consider an Imax 2000 or A99, I have my reasons.
Too many desicions, I need opinions!
Going for the best omni antenna seems easy enough. Then you think, I could get a beam and really have fun working DX. Oh but what about the locals? back to the omni. Wait, what about a V-Quad? I could get into DX land with a aluminum antenna with a lower take off angle and a good height, maybe I could throw a BA-1 mounted horizontally up also just for good measure.
Obviously I've gotten to the point where I'm overthinking things here.
So here's the situation I'm dealing with. My elevation is 460' above sea level. I'm on top of a hill in this area, I've got a good clear shot to just about every point around me and my tower is in a clearing. Tower height is at 60', I could have gone higher but decided to see how well it all worked out just over one and a half wavelength above ground. Ground rods are sunk in a 120 degree pattern 8 foot from base off of each leg.
Coax is 7/8" lcf78-50ja hardline from Cellflex, using Commscope connectors. I've got a polyphaser inline at the base of the tower. Coax is grounded at top of tower and at bottom, as well as grounded at inlet point designated for the shack once delivered. Ground rod already in place for radio shack.
I've debated between the Maco V-Quad with a rotor, or a V5/8 omnidirectional antenna. Has anyone out there used either of these that can give a honest opinion? Maybe a M400? I won't even consider an Imax 2000 or A99, I have my reasons.
Too many desicions, I need opinions!