Ray, I envy you! BTW, friend of mine has hilltop location some 3 miles from the sea and always big signal with modest antennas TH7DX @ 30', single vertical with elevated radials for 40 and wires for 80/160.
73, Mirko, S57AD V V čet., 18. apr. 2019 ob 16:49 je oseba Ray Higgins <[email protected]> napisala: > I have two questions about fresnel zone. > > I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near Machiasport, ME. This is in > the Northeast corner of Maine about 30 miles south of Eastport and a Lubec. > This is going to be my personal Remote Contest station! I plan to be > contesting from this new qth starting in 2020 but will be QRV by mid 2019 > for testing. > This qth is anywhere between 1-3 miles from the ocean or the bay, it sits > on a high plateau 150’ asl thats slopes in all directions to saltwater > (peninsula) except N/NW. The property has a saltwater river and marsh that > runs the perimeter from south to north favoring the NE direction, the > marsh is only 50-100' wide and 1500-2000’ away from the property. The land > has a gradual slope to the marsh. > > My questions: > > 1.) Is the saltwater river bed/marsh wide enough to be an effective field > in the Fresnal Zone? > 2.) What is the wavelengths needed to be within the Fresnal zone of a > river/marsh compared to an ocean? > > In this photo album (last pic) I have outlined the river saltwater marsh > and property boundry from a google earth shot. > https://photos.app.goo.gl/ui79t2jFo95b29et6 > > I’m only concerned about 80 and 160m in the Fresnal Zone. > > Any input would be welcomed. > > Thanks, > > Ray W2RE > > > Sent from my iPhone > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > -- Mirko S57AD _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
