Here are my logs with the slightly changed vertical: it is now a vertical dipole fed in the middle with CAT5 FTP cable - high impedance voltage amplifier directly at the feedpoint, 2x 2.6m, bottom is 3m above flat clear ground...
Happy with the results - HOWEVER !
The big problem is QRM = stations on the same frequency causing interference. That is the reason, why the simple (but very large) EWE is so good.
It is much easier to make a directional antenna with verticals however (similar than my vertical dipole mentioned above). If you can control the phasing a 2ele antenna of 2x vertical dipoles would be great.
For next night I will set-up such system an phase two antennas towards Northwest - may be this is even better than the EWE, reaching 15db front to back ratio. What you need is a lot of spacing on 1km wavelength.
I will start with about 100m spacing between the two antennas. 0.1x wavelength should be possible to phase without too much of signal drop (because you effectively subtract one antenna signal from the other).
If spacing is too close subtraction of two signals will be most likely almost zero....;-(
We will see, what the results with 2ele steerable array will be (next night)
Ulli, ON5KQ
Here are the logs of last night with single elementm active vertical dipole:
Count ID ref1 ref2 kHz Baud City Country Lat Lon km Deg
3 001 001 001 297,5 200 San Carlos Centro Argentina -31,967 -60,925 11.106 231
230 269 466 466 310,0 100 Cabo de Santa Marta Grande Lt BBrazil -28,606 -48,824 10.163 224
5 626 652 653 310,5 200 Bachu Jiao Lt China 20,004 110,944 9.495 64
8 614 628 629 295,0 200 Shitang China 28,267 121,617 9.387 51
2 208 228 248 292,0 100 Cooper Lt South Africa -29,937 31,009 9.349 156
43981 652 704 705 302,0 200 Ose Saki Japan 32,622 128,614 9.344 44
2 630 660 661 288,0 200 Kushiro Saki Japan 42,976 144,387 8.972 28
2 101 402 403 293,0 100 Porbandar India 21,617 69,617 6.523 93
84 940 338 339 315,0 200 Cape Race, NL Canada 46,661 -53,075 4.058 287
4644 944 342 343 310,0 200 Cape Norman, NL Canada 51,509 -55,831 4.016 295
245 342 484 485 308,0 200 Horta Azores 38,533 -28,617 2.814 254
22 414 628 629 289,5 100 Raufarhofn Iceland 66,45 -15,957 2.080 336
8 403 603 001 304,5 100 Outokumpu Finland 62,683 29,017 2.066 39
243 540 900 901 300,0 100 Kavarna Bulgaria 43,417 28,367 2.057 102
3015 405 605 001 314,5 100 Marjaniemi Finland 65,033 24,567 2.042 29
284 513 793 823 286,5 200 Skomvaer Lt, Rost Norway 67,419 11,883 1.950 11
296 005 005 005 311,0 100 Shepelevskiy 2 Russia [Eu] 59,983 29,15 1.944 47
124 408 608 001 290,5 100 Kokkola Finland 63,833 23,167 1.903 31
410 461 722 722 311,5 100 Bjuroklubb Sweden 64,491 21,587 1.899 28
20059 406 606 001 287,0 100 Klamila Finland 60,5 27,433 1.880 44
5705 531 841 001 295,5 100 Narva Estonia 59,467 28,04 1.865 48
17490 407 607 001 292,5 100 Haarajoki Finland 60,517 25,167 1.771 42
5587 462 724 001 289,0 100 Jarnas Sweden 63,486 19,655 1.753 28
4 355 510 001 303,5 100 Rota Spain 36,633 -6,383 1.712 210
6120 400 600 001 293,5 100 Porkkala Pilot Station Finland 59,981 24,403 1.705 43
3 511 791 821 303,5 200 Sklinna Lt, Heimoy Norway 65,202 11,006 1.705 13
1794 401 601 001 287,5 100 Mantyluoto Finland 61,599 21,475 1.675 35
17398 404 604 001 301,5 100 Turku Finland 60,442 22,224 1.630 40
20686 340 480 481 311,5 200 Cabo Carvoeiro Lt Portugal 39,365 -9,411 1.573 223
7622 530 840 840 307,0 100 Ristna Lt Estonia 58,945 22,058 1.533 45
3181 464 728 728 307,5 100 Kapellskar Lt Sweden 59,719 19,087 1.442 38
88 463 726 001 299,5 100 Skutskar Sweden 60,617 17,433 1.441 33
11127 454 715 716 287,5 100 Torshavn Faroes 62,023 -6,841 1.425 339
21253 468 734 734 298,0 100 Nynashamn Sweden 58,946 17,958 1.338 39
4189 465 730 001 297,5 100 Hoburg Sweden 56,928 18,156 1.222 48
446 361 522 001 294,5 100 Cala Figuera Balearics 39,465 2,528 1.220 182
128 363 526 001 286,0 100 Castellon Spain 39,967 0,017 1.188 193
7506 470 738 001 288,5 100 Otterbaecken Sweden 58,867 14,1 1.171 33
12900 482 743 744 301,0 100 Rozewie Poland 54,84 18,337 1.135 59
20571 445 685 695 291,5 100 Sumburgh Shetland Isles 59,869 -1,276 1.086 347
7000 444 684 694 295,5 100 Butt of Lewis Lt Scotland 58,526 -6,27 1.083 330
63595 500 780 810 310,5 200 Faerder Lt Norway 59,034 10,533 1.067 23
17500 460 720 001 292,0 100 Holmsjoe Sweden 56,433 15,65 1.062 46
19468 469 736 001 296,5 100 Goteborg Sweden 57,617 11,967 985 32
748 351 502 001 289,0 100 Cabo Mayor Spain 43,4 -4,417 968 219
229 366 532 532 313,5 100 Cabo San Sebastian Spain 41,883 3,2 950 180
17943 451 700 701 289,5 100 Hammerodde Lt, Bornholm Denmark 55,31 14,779 950 51
11082 453 710 711 296,0 100 Skagen West Lt Denmark 57,761 10,605 949 28
1510 435 670 671 288,5 100 Tory Island Lt Ireland 55,267 -8,25 932 310
13056 503 783 813 304,0 200 Lista Lt Norway 58,116 6,572 883 13
7285 446 686 696 297,0 100 Girdle Ness Lt Scotland 57,142 -2,056 820 338
22261 001 850 851 295,0 100 Obristvi Czech Republic 50,301 14,484 805 87
16911 491 761 721 308,0 100 Gross Mohrdorf Germany 54,367 12,917 795 53
18629 443 693 001 285,5 100 Stirling [Earls Hill] Scotland 56,067 -4,067 787 325
230 336 466 466 310,0 100 Cap Ferret France 44,567 -1,25 730 208
11807 496 766 766 313,5 100 Mauken Germany 51,717 12,817 692 74
13737 495 765 765 314,5 100 Bad Abbach Germany 48,933 12,033 662 101
161 452 705 706 290,0 100 Blavandshuk Lt Denmark 55,564 8,085 660 28
10295 442 682 692 297,5 100 Point Lynas Lt Wales 53,427 -4,292 607 306
15617 441 681 691 306,0 100 Lizard Lt England 49,966 -5,202 594 268
5920 332 462 462 308,5 100 Pont de Buis France 48,3 -4,083 573 248
300 334 464 464 307,0 100 Les Sables Olonne France 46,517 -1,8 566 222
32257 492 762 001 298,5 100 Helgoland Germany 54,183 7,883 528 36
32716 493 763 001 303,5 100 Zeven Germany 53,283 9,25 527 51
20464 449 689 699 309,5 100 Nash Point Lt Wales 51,401 -3,552 480 286
20620 447 687 697 290,5 100 Flamborough Head Lt England 54,126 -0,091 465 333
8868 494 764 001 293,5 100 Iffezheim Germany 48,833 8,117 401 114
21356 439 691 001 291,0 100 Wormleighton England 52,208 -1,374 370 304
42558 428 655 656 294,0 200 Vlieland Lt Netherlands 53,3 5,067 346 22
9255 330 460 001 299,0 100 Heuville France 49,7 -1,267 323 257
19353 490 760 001 302,5 100 Koblenz Germany 50,367 7,583 316 90
15119 440 680 690 307,5 100 St Catherines Point Lt England 50,581 -1,306 313 275
43929 425 650 651 312,5 200 Hoek van Holland Netherlands 51,992 4,123 187 22
43981 426 652 653 302,0 200 Gilze Rijen Netherlands 51,617 4,933 183 43
20625 448 688 698 299,5 100 North Foreland England 51,38 1,457 157 313
2 420 640 641 312,0 200 Oostende Belgium 51,243 2,943 91 352