Ho, David...
Living in the middle of Texas -- LOFL or IASMBG (I almost swallowed
my bubble-gum -- what you might call a gob-stopper).
Actually, I am not sure that the middle of Texas is quiet...lots of
dry wind to generate static charge/discharge...I suggest Ruby, Alaska,
or 40-Mile, Yukon Territory for real "sub"-urban quiet. Here in the
wilds of western Massachusetts we also have very low noise floors on
most bands. The problem is, I am in a receiving "hole" inside the crater
left by the ancient (now dry) Lake Hitchcock, and the quiet is achieved
thusly. One might as well terminate the antenna terminals of the XCVR
with a dummy load, or bury the antenna in the soil. The latter two would
obviate any BCI problems as well.
I love this reflector! It is as good as SNL or "The Goon Show."
Propagation always seems 100%.
73,
John Ragle -- W1ZI
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