[OZAPRS] receiving VK3MY-4 in Europe

[Mike Zwingl oe3mzc]

windom or a FD4 antenna, is a multiband dipole, which is abt. 41m long and

fed off centre with 6:1 balun.

usually with low SWR at 4 bands (80m, 40m, 20m and 10m) but also usable
with 
tuner on 10m, 17m and 12m
but not good for 15m band

vy 73 de Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Rich" <vk4tec at tech-software.net>
To: "Mike Zwingl oe3mzc" <oe3mzc at oevsv.at>; "VK / ZL APRS Users" 
<ozaprs at aprs.net.au>; <ozaprs-request at aprs.net.au>
Cc: <vk8zjz at iinet.net.au>; "Hans-Peter Helfert"
<peter.helfert at scs-ptc.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: [OZAPRS] receiving VK3MY-4 in Europe


> kewl
>
> what is a windom antenna
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Andrew Rich
> Amateur radio callsign VK4TEC
> email: vk4tec at tech-software.net <mailto:vk4tec at tech-software.net>
> web: http://www.tech-software.net
> Brisbane AUSTRALIA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Zwingl oe3mzc [mailto:oe3mzc at oevsv.at]
> Sent: Thursday, 5 October 2006 4:33 PM
> To: VK / ZL APRS Users; ozaprs-request at aprs.net.au
> Cc: vk8zjz at iinet.net.au; Hans-Peter Helfert
> Subject: [OZAPRS] receiving VK3MY-4 in Europe
>
>
> Hi mates,
> I just could not resist to inform you that I could receive VK3MY-4
HF-APRS
> Gateway here in Europe (OE) during this night.
> Beacon: >     2006-Okt-04 20:32:35 VK3MY-4>APRS,GATE,OE3MZC,I:
>             >     !3751.54ST14518.28E# / APRS 10Mhz Gate (1)
>
> My equipment is a Kenwwod TS850, 41m windom antenna tuned to 10MHz, 12m
> height, new SCS- DSP-TNC, UIView32 running as IGATE from HF to Internet
> only. 
> (http://www.scs-ptc.com/datasheets/scs_datasheet_tracker_english.pdf )
> For me this is the first time after my trip around VK6/VK8 as VK3FPF-9 
> that
> I could receive beacons from OZ again.
>
> vy 73 de Mike
> oe3mzc
> VK3FPF
>
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