This is a VERY profound piece of advice! The RBN showed me that something was definitely wrong with my TX signal level this summer. It was considerably down from several other stations not that far away, even with 1500 watts. And it wasn't like that at all at first; before the foliage started growing, my signal levels on the RBN was much better.
I can't prove that it's the weeds or leaves near my antenna, (and don't have the time to now), but without the RBN, I may have never suspected anything was wrong. http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1/dxsd1.php?f=797 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Bill Tippett <[email protected]>wrote: > With the advent of ReverseBeacon.net, it's very easy to compare antennas > with other stations. I've been doing this after each major contest and > have learned other things such as QSB cycle depth and periodicity. > > I also test multiple antennas at home by time-stamping my transmissions > and then reviewing the RBN data. This is so simple to do I don't know why > anyone wouldn't use it to get comparative measurements. > _________________ Topband Reflector
