Jim, "mountains around DC" ??? I used to live in Barnsville, MD overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, and that is about as close to "mountains around DC" as it gets. I cannot recall the height of Sugarloaf Mountain, but it was not that great, and it was private property when I was there in the 1980s - but the owners provided a path to the summit for visitors.
It was often referred to as a "bump out of place". One must go quite a ways Northwestward from DC to encounter mountains. Western Maryland yes, Southern Pennsylvania, yes, but much of Maryland is the eastern coastal. plains was flat and without "bumps"- yes those Eastern coastal plains do turn quickly into mountains, so your choice of position is a big factor in your assessment of vertical altitude. If one wants mountains when in Maryland, it is advised to head for Western Virginia and the Shenandoah Mountain range. Southwest of Maryland is the great Shenandoah National Park where My family vacationed for many years. My children grew up on the instructions from the park rangers at Big Meadows. 73, Don W3FPR 9/16/2012 2:06 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > On 9/15/2012 10:43 PM, Vic Goncharsky wrote: >> What I am personally looking for is information about on the air performance >> of 144 and 432 Elecraft transverters in strong signal environments like >> VHF/UHF contests in dense areas with multi-kilowatt folks occupying >> mountain tops all around. > I recall such a review in QST something like 4-5 years ago. Obviously it > applies to the outboard unit, and I think I recall it being the 2M > version. Check the ARRL product review archives. Members can download > the pdf. I do remember that it was tested in a contesting environment > (east coast, maybe New England or the mountains around DC) with a lot of > strong signals, and that it was a very positive review. > > 73, Jim K9YC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
