09-09-2016, 07:16 PM
I had my first real taste of 17m operations earlier this year when I went to Norfolk Island and operated as VK9NU ( http://www.vk9nu.net ) . There were times when 20M wasn't open, neither was 15M yet 17M was. My attempts to work on 24MHz / 12M failed due to no real propagation yet the gear / antenna worked on that band.
My home QTH antennas didn't include 18MHz or 24MHz directly at that stage so I started planning something after my return. The outcome was interspersing two extra elements on my Cushcraft A3S tribander boom. More details at vk4adc.com
There are few ideas around other than dual band trap wire dipoles or two or three element yagis just for 18 and 24 MHz. That leads me to ask: What antenna options have you in place for these two bands ??
Doug VK4ADC
My home QTH antennas didn't include 18MHz or 24MHz directly at that stage so I started planning something after my return. The outcome was interspersing two extra elements on my Cushcraft A3S tribander boom. More details at vk4adc.com
There are few ideas around other than dual band trap wire dipoles or two or three element yagis just for 18 and 24 MHz. That leads me to ask: What antenna options have you in place for these two bands ??
Doug VK4ADC
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