Decidedly possible. W4KAZ RBN node is 7 miles away. There is skywave contamination almost every evening with large drops. It can be increased or reduced by the choice of antenna at the RX site, but not eliminated.
The largest signal to the RBN is usually high noon. That is fudged by wet local conditions, but very obvious in long dry spells. Why or how? No idea. Stuff I was taught all these years doesn't really explain. You can try your measurements at summer dry high noons part of a dry week. Where I live that would improve your results. Can't be sure that extrapolates to your location. 73, Guy K2AV On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 9:02 PM Roger D Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been running some tests on my 8 circle array with K1JB. Joe is 17 > miles > away and I sometimes notice deep fading on his signal. Makes plotting the > antenna pattern very difficult. Is it possible to have skywave > contamination > at this short range? > > 73, Roger > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > -- Sent via Gmail Mobile on my iPhone _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
