Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
  • You can now help support WorldwideDX when you shop on Amazon at no additional cost to you! Simply follow this Shop on Amazon link first and a portion of any purchase is sent to WorldwideDX to help with site costs.
  • A Winner has been selected for the 2025 Radioddity Cyber Monday giveaway! Click Here to see who won!

11 meter is very quiet?

FlyBoy50 said:
For what it's worth here is a middle of the road beam I'm considering if I ever get out of this stinking valley. It comes recommended by Jesse James of Dallas. It was his first beam and served him well, now he has a even bigger one and talks world wide. So he says anyway ! LOL

Maco Shooting Star 8 Element | Copper Electronics

Maco Shooting Star 8 Element
www.copperelectronics.com www.copperelectronics.com
Click to expand...
That's a great beam antenna, for sure. But I'd have to move somewhere with a few acres available to turn that big boy around.
I was considering the V Quad, etc, because of its smaller size. I don't have the real estate for anything larger.
Thanks for the info! I hope one day you get one of these.

73
 
  • Like
Reactions: AmericanEagle575, unit_399, Rwb and 1 other person
Brother DXer said:
I've been thinking about this and researching for the past few weeks. Originally I was looking at the Maco V Quad, but we have some serious wind here and it's not just seasonal. We could get high winds (60 to 80 mph) any time of year. I'm not sure the V Quad would survive too long in my part of the world.
Click to expand...
I mentioned that weakness the last time we talked. I'm glad you opted out on the V-Quad. I would have gone with A 2 element Quad. Strong , good gain and directivity. Easy to home brew. Maybe a project down the road.

Dx started out lousy today, but improved late afternoon. Lots of contacts out of Texas and Oklahoma. So not a complete loss. as always, try again manana.

73.

J.J. 399
 
  • Like
Reactions: AmericanEagle575, Rwb, Brother DXer and 1 other person
AmericanEagle575 said:
Good Morning everyone, currently on 37 LSB on the air at the moment, conditions are pretty good right now, feel free to give me a shout,I'll be off and on throughout the rest of the day.......

73
Click to expand...
Yeah I noticed that while I was getting cleaned up for the day and wouldn't you know it, it is June 19th a holiday so my neighbor is off today. I did take the Expedition for a run but noticed the SWR running high so I have to check that out. Anyway hope everyone else has luck with the DX.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Brother DXer, Rwb, unit_399 and 1 other person
I've been having some good evening QSOs with Georgia and the Carolinas on the East and Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas on the West. Great people to talk with. The kind that you want to invite over to have a beer. Real get to know each other conversations. . . not just ," how's the weather?"

J.J. 399
 
  • Like
Reactions: AmericanEagle575, Shadetree Mechanic, Brother DXer and 2 others
unit_399 said:
I've been having some good evening QSOs with Georgia and the Carolinas on the East and Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas on the West. Great people to talk with. The kind that you want to invite over to have a beer. Real get to know each other conversations. . . not just ," how's the weather?"

J.J. 399
Click to expand...
ive noticed that from them fine people over in the upper southeast also
 
  • Like
Reactions: AmericanEagle575, Brother DXer, FlyBoy50 and 1 other person
My DX 2547 has been sounding superb lately and this morning teamed up with my West Mountain Radio filter but just came in the house for some late breakfast and the air wave are silent again. You know its bad when you hearing nothing but static on 6 AM but your not missing much on that channel !
 
  • Like
Reactions: AmericanEagle575, Rwb and unit_399
Short skip today.
I took off at noon today and had my radio on by 2:00. I heard Oklahoma and Louisiana booming in! Had a qso with several of these stations. 4100 in LA was exceptionally loud and the mobile station in OK sounded like my neighbor.

But.. all is back to quiet now. That was a 15 minute show mother nature put on. :ROFLMAO:
 
  • Like
Reactions: AmericanEagle575, Rwb, Eldorado828 and 2 others

dxChat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.


      Top Bottom