Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-03 Thread Rob Atkinson
Suggest that for Hawaii or other locations where you want specific soil data, contact local small AM or walk in and ask to talk to C.E. Big corp. owned stations will give corporate hq. run around. >>#1 As far south in the country as possible due to better propagation. bzzt, sorry but South = hi

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-02 Thread John K9UWA
Dave is 100% correct. If I were selecting a new QTH my priorities would be: #1 As far south in the country as possible due to better propagation. #2 Noise issues. The property must be Large as in acres not in feet and inches in size. It must also be away from other homes and businesses. It rea

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-02 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
a > oval. I am forever hearing guys roughly near my longitude but 400 - 1000 > miles to the south working things that I cannot even detect. 73. . > . Dave, W0FLS > > -Original Message- From: Brian Pease > Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2018 1:58 PM > To: topband@contest

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread daraymond
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2018 1:58 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps Another bit of advice is to move as far north as you can stand, because up here the population is steady or declining as folks migrate away from the snow belt. On 4/1/2018 2:31 PM, HP

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread cqtestk4xs--- via Topband
had in Florida. KH7XS -Original Message- From: Lloyd - N9LB To: 'top Band' Sent: Sun, Apr 1, 2018 4:29 pm Subject: Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/m3-ground-conductivity-map#block-menu-block- 4 The link on the page to the download v

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread Brian Pease
Another bit of advice is to move as far north as you can stand, because up here the population is steady or declining as folks migrate away from the snow belt. On 4/1/2018 2:31 PM, HP wrote: My first priority would be a RF quiet location and best prospects of it staying that way - Been in same

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread HP
My first priority would be a RF quiet location and best prospects of it staying that way - Been in same house over 40 years - last ten years in particular ambient noise and incredible numbers of ever increasing RFI sources overwhelm my ability to try to resolve . I was on edge of town , pitch bl

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread Lee STRAHAN
the biggest items on the checklist for a new site. Good Luck, Lee K7TJR OR -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Kinzli N6GQ Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2018 7:46 AM To: top Band Subject: Topband: Soil conductivity maps So I&#

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Kinzli N6GQ Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2018 9:46 AM To: top Band Subject: Topband: Soil conductivity maps So I'm looking to purchase a new QTH. I'm not particular about location, but wou

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 4/1/2018 7:45 AM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: So I'm looking to purchase a new QTH. I'm not particular about location, but would like to optimize for soil conductivity and any other parameters that would increase near and far field propagation and minimize ground losses. I've seen the US Gov M3 ma

Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread Brian Pease
Look for deep rich moist farm soil.  Recent chemical fertilizer use should make it even more conductive On 4/1/2018 10:45 AM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote: So I'm looking to purchase a new QTH. I'm not particular about location, but would like to optimize for soil conductivity and any other parameter

Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
So I'm looking to purchase a new QTH. I'm not particular about location, but would like to optimize for soil conductivity and any other parameters that would increase near and far field propagation and minimize ground losses. I've seen the US Gov M3 maps, but they are very coarse. They also only de