On Friday the 12th May the annual portable event antenna event took place. Members must erect an antenna within 30 minutes on the club site for the selected band (20m this year) and then a series of transmissions are made using a low power TX with each antenna.
The Reverse Beacon Network is used to analyse the results of the transmissions to establish the performance of each antenna. Two sets of transmissions were made within a 30 minute period.
Congratulations to Dave G0CJG with his elevated 1/4 with elevated radials which out performed all the other antennas.
Some commentary from Paul G0OER who ran the event.
- it was noted the horizontal antenna picked up more noise during the testing
- all antennas were resonant on the 20m band
- clearly raising the antenna & ground plane/radials off the ground works very well !
Round 1 Results
| Station Callsign | Antenna | Reporting Station | Distance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G3TKF | Inverted-V Dipole at 5m | EA1URA SE5E TF3Y S53A DL0PF | 570 miles 954 miles 1125 miles 861 miles 732 miles | 2dB 9dB 12dB 23dB 21dB |
| G0CJG | 1/4 GP at 10m with elevated ground plane | W1NT-6 OK4QRO OG66X | 3247 miles 721 miles 1269 miles | 4dB 8dB 14dB |
| G4NAQ | M1ECC Slidewinder at ground level | No reports | ||
| G3YHV | 1/4 GP | UE9GHV | 629 miles | 5dB |
| M1EPX | EB5EKT 1/4 Vertical | No reports | ||
| G1UPP | ATAS Multiband Whip on car | TF3Y S53WW | 1113 miles 870 miles | 8dB 9dB |
| G4NAQ/P | Ampro 20m Whip on car | HG8A OK4QRO | 1062 miles 832 miles | 6dB 2dB |
| M0GEJ | on head! | Station not ready |
Round 2 Results
| Station Callsign | Antenna | Reporting Station | Distance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G3TKF | Inverted-V Dipole at 5m | OE9GHV HG8A S53A S53WW LZ6DI TF3Y | 617 miles 1048 miles 861 miles 854 miles 1349 miles 1125 miles | 8dB 6dB 13dB 14dB 3dB 15dB |
| G0CJG | 1/4 GP at 10m with elevated ground plane | W1NT-4 VE2WV LA6TPA OG66X DL0PF SE5E | 3247 miles 3276 miles 991 miles 1269 miles 638 miles 883 miles | 7dB 16dB 5dB 3dB 15dB 19dB |
| G4NAQ | M1ECC Slidewinder at ground level | No Reports | ||
| G3YHV | 1/4 GP | OG66X RU9GZD | 1332 miles 2509 miles | 2dB 8dB |
| M1EPX | EB5EKT 1/4 Vertical | No Reports | ||
| G1UPP | ATAS Multiband Whip on car | No Reports | ||
| G4NAQ/P | Ampro 20m Whip on car | S53WW | 869 miles | 9dB |
| M0GEJ | Elecraft AX2 Mini Whip | S53A | 865 miles | 14dB |