:::: When I switch to my beverage antenna the noise pretty much goes to almost nothing. Don't most serious operators have one....or more??? BILL K4OWR
On 3/19/2012 10:22 AM, N7DF wrote: > During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band > operation here 40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out > everything, QRP or QRO > In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating that > propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a thrill > Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the > summer to see what is really happening > It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160. Maybe our > crowd can get 160 included in local club plans > a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together and can > get out pretty well with two or three readials > it might even get some new people interested in top band > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
