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[N3DT]

Yesterday on 17M I worked 12 JA's and a AS RU right at the grey line between the both of us all within maybe a half hour on FT8. I had 3 JA's calling me at one time, I could hardly keep track. I did have to run some power, like 700W for some -10's S/N but it was no problem. The screen was filled with JA's. A good sign.

[K6SDW]

Kool........what kind of antenna?

[N3DT]

Interesting you should ask. I have a coupled resonator for 17M off an 80M dipole at 70', and a 17M H DoubleBay pointed E/W, top at about 60'. According to 4NEC2 it has a fairly low elevation angle, like 20° and it did the best. I have good luck with that HDB on long path prop, I also have HDB and dipoles from 17 through 6M, and I pick and choose which works best if I have the opportunity. Sometimes it's hard to tell, sometimes it's night and day. The HDB's work best on 17, 15 and 12 for long haul recently. Sometimes 10, but that band is just starting. It's been a while.