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HB9ABX > ANT 13.02.09 23:31l 42 Lines 1495 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: DX Antenna for 160m
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From: HB9ABX @ HB9EAS.CHE.EU (Felix)
To: ANT @ WW
!!! Roomcap Antenna in Puerto Rico for 160m !!!
Milton, WP4DQK and his father Alberto, WP4L in Puerto Rico have
built now the 160m Roomcap antenna.
They terminated the construction on February 7, and their first
comment to this antenna is: A fantastic DX antenna for 160m.
They made their first experience with the 30/40m Roomcap, and
then with the 80m version, where they obtained very good DX results.
To make comparisons, they have a long wire for 160m, and they
receive much stronger reports with the Roomcap.
The 160m Roomcap is only 3 m long (!), and is mounted on a mast
about 5m above the ground, and is operated with 100 W power.
On the 8th of February they made several contacts with USA, in a
distance range of 2000 to 3000 Km.
On the 10th of February they worked a few US stations and some
European stations, including G3PQA (distance = 7'500 Km).
After a short while some entries in the DX-cluster appeared, e.g.
AA1K 1822.7 WP4L cq 1050 10 Feb
YV1DIG 1823.0 WP4DQk cq 0748 10 Feb
G3PQA 1823.0 WP4DQK CQ - tnx qso 0742 10 Feb
Milton and Alberto are very excited and they are now collecting reports
and comparison data that will be made public in a short while.
Milton maintains an own Web Site, where he publishes his experience
with the Roomcap antenna. See wp4dqk.blogspot.com (in Spanish).
Felix HB9ABX
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