chgomonitor
Silent Key
While waiting for the next sunspot cycle to get going I've been contemplating putting up some sort of low band (30-50 MHz) antenna in order to better catch some decent long distance skip. (This assumes that that there are still some decent users of low band out there after the last decade's mass exodus to 800 and digital, LOL).
Last year I strung a vertical quarter wave dipole cut for 32 MHz on stand-offs aside my tower. It proved to be the ultimate man made noise catcher and I couldn't scan a thing 30 to 50. I suspect some sort of ground plane vertical would be more effective.
Problem is, at these sizes home brewing something sturdy enough to last a few years gets a little tricky.
I've done some web searches and there doesn't seem to be much out there at reasonable prices in terms of a commercial land mobile base antenna, other than amateur 6-meter antennas.
I suppose I could try chopping a CB quarter wave vertical.
Does anyone have any good suggestions or tips on constructing such a beast or web links to same?
Any reasonably priced low band quarter waves out there?
Happy Scanning! - Ted
Last year I strung a vertical quarter wave dipole cut for 32 MHz on stand-offs aside my tower. It proved to be the ultimate man made noise catcher and I couldn't scan a thing 30 to 50. I suspect some sort of ground plane vertical would be more effective.
Problem is, at these sizes home brewing something sturdy enough to last a few years gets a little tricky.
I've done some web searches and there doesn't seem to be much out there at reasonable prices in terms of a commercial land mobile base antenna, other than amateur 6-meter antennas.
I suppose I could try chopping a CB quarter wave vertical.
Does anyone have any good suggestions or tips on constructing such a beast or web links to same?
Any reasonably priced low band quarter waves out there?
Happy Scanning! - Ted