tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post1413472608594131660..comments2023-09-30T14:59:05.385+01:00Comments on G4ILO's Blog: No improvementAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984840704237681015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-10089285230383140332010-08-14T23:51:09.397+01:002010-08-14T23:51:09.397+01:00If the new antenna has a reduced vertical radiatio...If the new antenna has a reduced vertical radiation angle because of increased gain, then you'll find this sort of problem.<br /><br />While the extra gain is handy if the distant points you want to be able to receive from are in the main lobe, if they're not then you lose signal earlier.<br /><br />But if you have bits of building in the near field of the antenna, then that narrower lobe can make things even worse. You definitely want that extra height!Fenrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16692316517109517463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-72717864210612123552010-08-14T02:04:09.751+01:002010-08-14T02:04:09.751+01:00Perhaps a more directional antenna might help, try...Perhaps a more directional antenna might help, try something like the tape measure antenna there is a link to it here: http://www.work-sat.com .<br />It is so light that anything could rotate it, but you may just want it in the direction where your signals generally come from, IE the main road there... I made a few satellite contacts with that antenna, cheap to build, doesn't take much time either.<br /><br />Amir K9CHPK9CHPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145045846282036243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-1601924643006666542010-08-13T23:01:18.959+01:002010-08-13T23:01:18.959+01:00Hi Julian,
Just read your blog tonight. So it was ...Hi Julian,<br />Just read your blog tonight. So it was a like for like comparison!<br />Cheers Noel<br />ps I do increase my beaconing frequency when I think you I may be heard. Was 3 min when leaving Newcastle then 15 or 30 sec when near Cockermouth, for reception interests when reaching home.Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076138054249455394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953397841255562532.post-29011769063814322272010-08-13T15:33:51.024+01:002010-08-13T15:33:51.024+01:00This will sound totally crazy but go turn that ant...This will sound totally crazy but go turn that antenna 30 degrees one way or the other and try it again. <br /><br />Reason I say to do this is I was helping a new ham put up his Diamond 2m antenna (I forget the model number). Once we got it up he couldn't hit a repeater that was about 20ish miles away but I could hit it with my mobile rig. So on a lark we turned it a bit. What do ya know he could hit it. <br /><br />Now if you look at the E-plane pattern for these antennas turning it shouldn't make any difference but the longer I'm a ham the more I start to wonder about all this antenna "theory". <br /><br />Good luck<br />Jay aka KD8EURJay Dighsxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15526038525744560653noreply@blogger.com