CQ 270 CW SSB Gang! - Cool Kids Sip from the Hour Glass? (Part 3)

[VK3ZPF]

@VK3SQ

…hi Peter, did hear you but couldn’t work you

@VK1AD

You were heard by Al VK1RX and Jayson VK1JA via aircraft scatter.

Perhaps I need to make a Double Hourglass Antenna and give that a try on a few summits, with an antenna switch for A/B testing.

CQ 270 CW SSB Gang! - Cool Kids Sip from the Hour Glass? (Part 2)

Single or double - you now have the choice! [1] During my first 100 SOTA activations a 144 MHz double-quad antenna served as my reliable portable companion. The gain of about 6 dBi is rather low but its advantages (almost 90° horizontal beam width, small footprint and usable in FM & SSB mode) allow almost effortless “both-sided fishing” on summits. As mentioned before, with only one 90° turn of the pole almost the full circle could be covered since front and back of the antenna work simultane…