While reading this thread, the concept of purchasing the Radio Caroline ship came to mind several times. It would probably be cheaper than the land, if it is still available. :)
73 Art NK8X On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 5:39 PM, N2TK, Tony <[email protected]> wrote: > And it is very close to a nice golf course > N2TK, Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 1:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: Salt-Water Qth! > > Hi Paul, > > Its the perfect location for a Topband 4-square array! > It would be even better if the array were in the marsh... > > Marshland Road, > Hilton Head Island > > > https://www.google.com/maps/place/32%C2%B012%2701.0%22N+80%C2%B043%2727.0%22 > W/@32.1999078,-80.7241131,234m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 > <https://www.google.com/maps/place/32%C2%B012%2701.0%22N+80%C2%B043%2727.0%22W/@32.1999078,-80.7241131,234m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0> > > Is there a Marshland Road on the Maine coast? > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Christensen" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 5:32:23 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Salt-Water Qth! > > Rich, > > Have a look at 1KW 1130 AM on Hilton Head Island, SC (WHHW-AM). At 12 noon > on any day, I can easily ride that signal down the Space Coast of FL and > about 10 miles inland. That's the entire coast of GA, part of SC and half > of > FL. > > Paul, W9AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Fry > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:42 AM > To: HVT ; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: Salt-Water Qth! > > Below is a link to the groundwave field of a 1 kW non-directional AM > broadcast station located about 1 mile from the Atlantic, in Florida. > > The groundwave field shown is based on the FCC M3 conductivity map, and > their GW propagation charts for this frequency and power. > > The space wave fields radiated by vertical monopoles are related to their > groundwave fields, so space wave fields radiated over (mostly) salt-water > paths are much greater in magnitude than over terra firma (other things > equal). > > Maybe this will give a rough idea of what to expect from a sea-coast QTH in > Maine. > > R. Fry > > http://s20.postimg.org/ylw4y5vn1/WMFJ_1_k_W_1450_k_Hz_Pt_Orange_FL.jpg > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
