just for reference i'm in maryland, north of baltimore, with a 88ft doublet 50ft up and broadside to ENE.
good luck jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "KD5NWA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 9:51 PM Subject: Re: [soft_radio] 40 Meter free zone Last weekend I picked up two RTTY stations and that was it. A little while ago persons on QRP-L were talking about a pileup on 7.006, I could pick up nothing but noise. Bottom line is that I need to look for a quieter location. It's kind of weird that it only occurs on 40 meters. At 07:43 PM 10/20/2005, you wrote: >Because of the SW station the phone section of 40M is >very lightly used. There is more activity in the CW >segment. > >Try listening on 40M during a contet. That's when you >will here the most activity. Last weekend there was a >TTY contest. The last weekend of this month is a SSB >contest. > >Bob Macklin >K5MYJ >Seattle, Wa. > >--- KD5NWA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In the area I live right now, I have high voltage > > lines (500KV) on > > three sides about a 1/8 to 1/4 mile away. > > > > The weird thing is I get practically no signals on > > 40 meters, and > > when I do they are very weak. I have several > > receivers to listen with > > a SR-40, TS-940, TS-930, TS-830, FT-817, and a > > TenTec Corsair, it's > > the same with all the radios. 80M, 20M is teaming > > with signals and > > low noise. I have used a Delta Loop, and a Random > > wire antenna, with > > no difference other than noise. > > > > Has anyone encountered anything so weird? > > > > For a while I thought my SR-40 was not working, > > until I tried to > > transmit 2 watts into a dummy load, which I could > > pick up on the SR-40. > > > > > > Cecil Bayona > > KD5NWA > > www.qrpradio.com > > > > I fail to see why doing the same thing over and over > > and getting the > > same results every time is insanity: I've almost > > proved it isn't; > > only a few more tests now and I'm sure results will > > differ this time ... > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/143 - Release Date: 10/19/2005 Cecil Bayona KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com I fail to see why doing the same thing over and over and getting the same results every time is insanity: I've almost proved it isn't; only a few more tests now and I'm sure results will differ this time ... Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/ELTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soft_radio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
