Jeff, Very nice antenna array, thanks for that information.
73, Gary KA1J > Hi Guys > > > Having just returned from JT5DX, I thought I would pass along a few > bits of information for use next Winter season on Topband when NA > again has some lowband PROP to JT land. > > > The team installed the following 160M antennas this past month at the > FARM SITE - JT5DX. There are no antennas remaining now at JT1CO in > Ulan Bator, eg: Chak's home location. > > > 160M - 4 element fixed yagi at 100 feet aimed at EUROPE (I do not know > if this antenna will be removed or not as it was installed primarily > for the CQ WPX CW contest and it may be removed at some point). > > > 160M 4 square array suspended from a 120 ft tower. This antenna is > switched in 4 directions using a conventional COMTEK box. This > antenna should be permanent. > > > 160M - 8 circle RX array for 160M - this antenna is also permanently > installed. > > > 160M/80M - 450m Beverage installed aimed at EUROPE (I suspect this > antenna may be removed and will not be permanent). > > > > > 80M - 4 element K1WA/K1THQ - sloping dipole array - This will be > permanent I think > > > 80M - 4 square array - This antenna also should also be permanent > > > 80M - 5 element fixed yagi at 100 feet - aimed at Europe - (This > antenna may not be permanent).- It was also installed primarily for > the CQ WPX CW test. > > > > > On TUES/WED/THURS nights before the contest I got on Topband using the > 4 el wire yagi and the 8 circle array for RX I had the beverage on > THURS night only. Both the 8 circle and the BEVERAGE were GREAT into > EU. Personally I thought the beverage had a slight edge - but both > were very good on RX. > > > On TUES night I worked about 65 EU and JA stations. > > > On WED night I worked about 100 EU/JA and Asian stations. > > > On Thurs night I worked about 120 EU/JA/Asian stations (including > VK4MA and 4X4DK at my SR peak.) > > > Tues night the call used was JT5DX - qsl via JT1CO. (The logs I think > were actually on 9A5K's computer station log - FWIW.) > > > WED night the call used was JT5LZ - qsl via K1LZ > > > THURS night the call used was JT5LZ - qsl via K1LZ > > > The overall station at JT5DX now sports an enormous amount of > firepower on 40M - 10M. > > > 6 40M yagis (including two sets of 3el full sized 40M stacks), LONG > BOOM 7el stacks on 20 and 15M, two STEPP'IR's, & many additional > smaller yagis for 15 and 10M. I think around 35 yagis in all were > installed from May 9th to May 25th by S52M and RN5M who worked his > tail off to complete the task. > > > GL to all next winter season. Note that Chak does not live full time > at the farm - but I know he is anxious to do some lowband work this > coming Winter season using his new antenna arsenal! I encouraged him > to do so as best I could! > > > 73 de JEFF K1ZM/VY2ZM > > > > > > > > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
