Gayle,
Not just a matter of bells and whistles. Receiver sensitivity will make a difference, sometimes a big difference. Take a look at Sherwood Engineering comparison of different receivers. http://www.sherweng.com/table.html . OTOH, propagation is not always consistent. Forecasts of propagation conditions are just predictions; educated guesses like the weather. Band conditions may be great towards South America and terrible elsewhere. They vary by time of day and frequency. Sometimes it feels like you are like a running back trying to find a hole in the defensive line. Other times the band may be open for several hours in all directions. The spectrum may be predictable but it’s never exactly the same twice .That’s what makes ham radio a great hobby, you’re always looking for better ways to hear or to be heard. Try to learn more about propagation and prediction models, like VOACAP (Voacap.com). 73, Ron, K5HM <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gayle Dotts via BVARC Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:08 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Subject: [BVARC] Battling propagation This may be a case of a loosing battle due to propagation being bigger than me or anything I can try to do. Concerning 10 meters. I can control 3 variables toward propagation fighting...antenna height...amount of antenna metal in the air...tranceiver catagories (classes) ie entry/mid/top levels. I've addressed antenna height and mass...question is raising tranceivers class....does it also, even if just a little, also raise dx sensitivity or is it only bells and whistles? Thank you. KF5LVZ.
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