I'm picking up a reasonable amount of country stuff here just fine with a 70cm amateur antenna 3m above roof height:
http://vk6hgr.echidna.id.au/warsug/imag ... _radio.avi
picking up the odd transmision still
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You've just won the WARSUG hard-core antenna award for the year!TA-team Member wrote:100ft mast, 4 9 element yagi's on rotator. about 8 folded dipoles (at verious heights) 7 discone broadband antenna's 1 HF broadband dipole.. dont have much issue hearing country network (well atleast the stuff semi close to metor)
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Disqualified - work masts don't count.vk6hgr wrote:You've just won the WARSUG hard-core antenna award for the year!TA-team Member wrote:100ft mast, 4 9 element yagi's on rotator. about 8 folded dipoles (at verious heights) 7 discone broadband antenna's 1 HF broadband dipole.. dont have much issue hearing country network (well atleast the stuff semi close to metor)
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What channels are you listening too Gav?vk6hgr wrote:I'm picking up a reasonable amount of country stuff here just fine with a 70cm amateur antenna 3m above roof height:
http://vk6hgr.echidna.id.au/warsug/imag ... _radio.avi
Cheers, CC