Topband: Modeling the proverbial vertical on a beach

2014-08-10 Thread Richard Fry
Guy Olinger wrote: Just to mention that the prior opinion is controversial and not universally agreed upon. Nor to date has anyone surfaced with actual measurements made at the distances (25 to 50 km) and with span of altitudes (0 to 10 km) to either prove or disprove either side. Not

Re: Topband: Modeling the proverbial vertical on a beach

2014-08-10 Thread Hardy Landskov
Just an observation to all: When Tom, N6BT went to Jaimaca and operated 6Y2J (I think was the call) with verticals on the beach I was blown away. I heard them 2 hours before Sunset here on 160nuff said. The proof is in the pudding. 73 N7RT - Original Message - From: Guy Olinger

Topband: 140' Self Support Tower-How to use for 160M?

2014-08-10 Thread Hugh Valentine
OK,I hope a few Gurus come out of the woodwork on this. Given a 140' Self support Rohn SSTV starting with a 9N base (about 6' on a leg) section, a 20' high building 8' to the south of the tower approx 100X120', what are the possibilities to use this tower/setup to produce a good signal on Top

Re: Topband: Modeling the proverbial vertical on a beach

2014-08-10 Thread Tom W8JI
My point is if no one else is on, we really don't how other signals would be. It's like a drag race with just one car, or a pony show with one horse. - Original Message - From: Hardy Landskov n...@cox.net To: Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com; TopBand List topband@contesting.com Sent: Sunday,