Yes Gary, After blowing then away in a CQ 160m Contest by 1m points I
figured it was rather an expensive lesson they learn.
I was using my 51ft top loaded vertical and a lot of wire under it. 73 Clive
GM3POI
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Subject: Re: Topband: HFTA, Radio Arcala, general comments
Ward N0AX wrote:
... The electron gyrofrequency (I just *love* saying gyrofrequency, don't
you?) in the lower layers ... is much closer to 1.8 MHz and causes the wave
coupling to change dramatically in ways that are not well understood. This
changes with latitude and time of day (or night).
, After blowing then away in a CQ 160m Contest by 1m points I
figured it was rather an expensive lesson they learn.
I was using my 51ft top loaded vertical and a lot of wire under it. 73 Clive
GM3POI
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Subject: Re: Topband: HFTA, Radio Arcala, general comments
As I recall
My comments follow on three topics that have been brought up,
HFTA - It can import the elevation angle files generated from IONCAP/VOACAP
that Dean N6BV produced. HFTA does not have an ionospheric module in it. And
yes, the files only go down to 80m because of IONCAP/VOACAP limitations.
How strong of a signal can that enormous Yagi radiate into the USA on 160?
I have never heard them.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 7:23 PM, k...@frontier.com k...@frontier.comwrote:
Radio Arcala - I have always believed that a horizontal antenna on 160m at
very high latitudes
Radio Arcala - I have always believed that a horizontal antenna on 160m at
very high latitudes would generally be worse (note that I didn't say always)
than a vertical due to the effect of the Earth's magnetic field. How
theory translates to the real world is always subject to careful
My comments?follow on three topics that have been brought up,
?
HFTA - It can import?the elevation angle files generated from
IONCAP/VOACAP that Dean N6BV produced. HFTA?does not have an ionospheric
module in it. And yes, the files only go down to?80m because of
IONCAP/VOACAP limitations.
?
As I recall they never blew up the receiver here, unlike TF4M, GM3POI, and
others in that direction from KL7 who were consistently available during times
of low absorption over the N Pole.
Then again, who knows what antenna array they were using or the ERP when heard.
I'd still like to know
I was regretful enough after installing a tall tower and using wire
antennas. At one point I had a two element wire dipole phased array up at
maybe 250-260 feet. When it fell down in an ice storm, I was relieved I
didn't have to take it down.
I had a 110' Aluminum Heights fold over had a
