Pete - Guy's array might be pointed at 300 degrees but there's about 180 degrees of coverage in the main lobe. Since the bearing of Farda is 0 degrees, it wouldn't (and didn't!) have any trouble picking it up. CHuck> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 09:46:06 -0800> To: [email protected]> Subject: [IRCA] FARDA, ctd.> > Guy Atkins recently logged Farda-1575 at 0130 GMT (6:30pm PDT) from > Grayland with his array oriented toward 300 degrees. Please pardon my > naivete on technical matters but it seems to me that at that angle, > the signal would be going through a reasonable amount of daylight > before it got here whereas if it were coming from the east, it would > be going through almost total darkness. Also isn't the hop to the > east a shorter distance? What am I missing?> > Pete Taylor> Tacoma, WA> 12225w 4719n> HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop> ICF2010 + " " " "> DX398; Palomar loop> SRF-59 & SRF M37V> > _______________________________________________> IRCA mailing list> [email protected]> http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca> > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect ! the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers> > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org> > To Post a message: [email protected]> _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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