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DX UniversityBryce Canyon, UT – 2012
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How to Build a DXing Station - Antennas
Mike Fulcher KC7V
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Mike Fulcher KC7V
First licensed in 1972 as WN9IXO. Has held many interesting calls and operated from 36 entities and 21 Zones.
Founding member of the VooDoo Contest Group. Member of FOC. Member and past President of CADXA. Founding member of the Arizona Outlaws Contesting Club.
Referee at WRTC in 1996 and 2006.
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Start with the end in mind
Plot out on paper
Budget Concerns
What are you able to do physically?
Put as much investment in antennas as you can!
It’s a challenge and a lot of fun!
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Requirements related to effective DXingPattern matching propagation path to DX
Pattern reducing effects of interference
Efficiency
General characteristicsEfficient antennas are likely to be narrowband
Antennas are the best investment in your station
Reliability can be more important than performance
Higher antennas work DX better than lower ones
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Low frequencies antennas (160 & 80 m)
Transmit antennas
Verticals
Dipoles (as high as possible)
Receive antennas
Beverages
Loops (ground-dependent antennas)
Flag/pennants (ground-independent antennas)
4-square short verticals
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Antennas - HFMonoband antennas
Full size: Yagi1
Shortened: Moxon2
Multi-band antennas
Fixed
Hexbeam1 Quad4
Spider beam2 Multiband yagi5
Log periodic3
Adjustable
StepIR
1 2
1 2
3 4 5
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Wire, even very small diameter
Dipoles, single band or fan
Vertical, used market
Portable antennas
HOA? – attic antenna, paint and fake ivy
Be creative, you will work stations
Low Budget
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Low Budget
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Tower
Crank up or Guyed
Tribander, Smaller Monobanders
Preferably 50 to 70 feet
Wires for low bands
Medium Budget
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Medium Budget
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Multiple Tall Towers
Big Monobanders
Fixed Yagis in key directions
Stacked yagis for gain and elevation fills
Preferably 100 to 200 feet
Monobanders for 40m and even 80m
Mega Budget
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Big Gun USA…N0NI
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Big Gun..OH8X etc
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Take advantage of tools available
HFTA – High Frequency Terrain Analysis – ARRL Antenna Handbook
Low Band DXing
Grayline Maps
Study Arrival Angles
Antenna modeling tools like EZNEC
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Resonant antennas better
You can get many things to work with tuners
Creativity gets you on the air
Plan ahead and get help
Make noise on the bands
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Loud is Good
Louder is Better!!