I don't think that's what Jim F. is/was alluding to....
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:44:13 -0700 > CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation > > I think the idea is that a qrp station might not be heard by a station so > weak the qrp station needs a beverage to hear him. > > Of course, one could describe circumstances where that would be true and > others where it would not be true. > > I thought it was clever.... > > 73 > > Bob/AA6VB > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 19, 2012, at 3:38 PM, "ZR" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > That makes absolutely no sense when at the edge of reception. > > > > Carl > > KM1H > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim F." <[email protected]> > > To: "Milt -- N5IA" <[email protected]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:55 PM > > Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation > > > > > > QRPers generally do not need Beverages as much as other stations > > do. > > > > Think about that one for awhile. > > > > jim / W1FMR > > > > > > > > > > --- On Mon, 3/19/12, Milt -- N5IA <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: Milt -- N5IA <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation > >> To: > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Date: Monday, March 19, 2012, 2:23 PM > >> Beverages do NOT make lightning > >> caused static crashes go away. They can > >> significantly reduce the received level of the crashes from > >> the directions > >> different from the listening direction. > >> > >> However, in the listening direction Beverages will actually > >> "clear up" the > >> crashes being heard from that direction. In other > >> words, those crashes will > >> become the predominant ones you hear with the exception of > >> those caused by > >> local storms. > >> > >> The crashes from the listening direction will not be as > >> strong as they will > >> be when listening on the TX antenna. > >> > >> The points I am trying to make are: > >> > >> 1. Beverages work VERY well. > >> > >> 2. Beverages will NOT eliminate all static crashes. > >> > >> 3. There is no silver bullet, but Beverages are about > >> as close to the > >> perfect solution as you can get. > >> > >> 4. There is NO substitute for acreage. I > >> sincerely wish everyone had the > >> capability of installing Beverages. But that wish is > >> no different than my > >> wish that we all had our TX antennas at the edge of a salty > >> ocean beach. > >> So, we live with what we have. > >> > >> Mis dos centavos, > >> > >> de Milt, N5IA > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> From: Guy Olinger K2AV > >> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 8:19 AM > >> > >> Only if they have space for them. > >> > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 10:59 AM, K4OWR <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> :::: 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 > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4880 - Release Date: 03/19/12 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
