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Directional 11 meter for SSB to europe

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any suggestions for a directional pointed at London??
Sitting in a EW valley in Northern NJ. I have a pretty clear view east but south is a wall and north isn't remarkably better.

Thanks!
 

I have been thinking about using a wire I could use a little help with my east/west you can make one or purchase one they are between $8.95 an $34.95 on Ebay if you only want North to South this should work fine .(y)
 
Co-phase to achieve 3DB gain East-West

any suggestions for a directional pointed at London??
Sitting in a EW valley in Northern NJ. I have a pretty clear view east but south is a wall and north isn't remarkably better.

Thanks!

(1) Take 2 antennas. 102" whips would be the easiest.

(2) Place them so that: (a) one is 180 degrees opposite of the other - one being north and the other being south; and (b) they are 108" apart.

(3) Run equal lengths of RG59 - one from each antenna - to a "T" plug or utilize a co-phasing harness. If doing the former, run standard 50 ohm coax from your radio to "T" connector.

This simple co-phased array will give you 3db gain to the east and west. You'll have significantly less gain to the north and south, but that sounds like a limitation you were accepting anyways.

Good luck.
 
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A dipole would be simple to construct with stuff you probably have laying around, or for an additional 3dB or so, the Moxon is a neat little antenna that takes slightly more effort to build.
 
A horizontal dipole with the ends pointing NE & SW will give you a main lobe in an eastern direction.

I generally don't bring the ends any closer than 90 degrees. Think of how a catchers mit is aimed when catching the ball...
 
A horizontal dipole with the ends pointing NE & SW will give you a main lobe in an eastern direction.

I generally don't bring the ends any closer than 90 degrees. Think of how a catchers mit is aimed when catching the ball...

If he's wanting into Europe, he'd want to stretch a dipole NW-SE. I'm not sure what you mean about the catchers mitt.
 
If he's wanting into Europe, he'd want to stretch a dipole NW-SE. I'm not sure what you mean about the catchers mitt.

Thanks 359, a simgle typo will get you every time...Meant to say point the ends NE / SE (not SW) hence the catchers mit - figurtively speaking.
 
Thanks 359, a simgle typo will get you every time...Meant to say point the ends NE / SE (not SW) hence the catchers mit - figurtively speaking.
I guess I'm still not following. If I point my antenna due east from Ohio, I'm pointing at S. Africa. If I want Europe, I point ~45* to the NE ....... is that what you mean?

Are you laying an inverted "V" over on it's side and pointing that due east?
 

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