The HF station consists of an Icom 7000 hooked up to a LDG AT-100Pro automatic tuner. Depending on the conditions, the rig is connected to either a 550 foot end fed wire antenna suspended at 40 feet, or a HyGain DX-88 vertical antenna. The VHF and UHF side of the radio is connected to a Diamond X-200A antenna that is on a 35 foot pole. The station is on top of a hill and over looks the entire valley all the way to Elko, which is approximately 19 air miles to the southwest.
Calculate Dipole Antenna (half-wave)
How To Read HF Propagation Numbers.
The A index = LOW is GOOD.
1 to 6 is BEST
7 to 9 is OK
11 or more is BAD
K index: LOW is GOOD.
0 or 1 is BEST
2 is OK
3 or more is BAD
5 is VERY VERY BAD
SFI index: HIGH is GOOD.
70 NOT GOOD
80 GOOD
90 BETTER
100+ BEST