I would tend to agree with Chuck that when you are on the coast, the direct
water paths to the target areas are more important than ground conductivity.
Conductivity is good, but, Gary DeBock's cliffside (rocks) listening with
ultralights would tend to support the importance of a clear shot across the
water even without Beveridges.
John
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From: "Chuck" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 8:52 PM
To: "Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [IRCA] PEI DXing. was: Re: Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for
10-31
On 11/5/2012 10:38 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
I think PEI has the inside edge to a lot of DX, Gary. We were on the
northern shore of Howe Bay, with a good water path to South America, but
in fact there was a bit of a land path to much of northern Europe and the
Middle East, and certainly to Asia, yet heard some amazing signals. I
suspect that mucky red soil is fairly conductive, but still. And the
antennas used were corner fed loops and an ALA100, suburban yard
antennas.
best wishes,
Nick
Newfoundland is a bunch of rocks with a thin topsoil layer yet it seems
to be an OK place for DX, right? So I'm not so sure that soil type is very
important for Beverages and loops.
Chuck
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