Mark,
Yes, it’s good fun! :)
Maine isn’t the only place! I got approved by town board last night for towers
at this location. No saltwater but nice takeoff from 2300’ hill.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sb6NcwZ54ydgVfkNA
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> On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:48 PM, Mpridesti <mpridesti@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Good fun Ray
>
> Looks like a killer location! Good luck with the station build.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark, K1RX
>
>
>> On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:20 PM, Ray Higgins <ray.w2re@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Tough crowd! :)
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Apr 18, 2019, at 8:32 PM, Gary Smith <Gary@ka1j.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Maine has a problem with wild goats that
>>> chew aluminum & hardline, best to get your
>>> money back while you can.
>>>
>>> You can leave what you can't carry here in
>>> CT on your flee.
>>>
>>> You're welcome.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>> KA1J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I heard wild Maine blueberries were now a protected species and that
>>>> you cannot build there.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2019, 11:45 Mpridesti via Topband
>>>> <topband@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ray
>>>>>
>>>>> Didn´t you get the memo regarding Maine is now closed to any new
>>>>> Amateur stations? Thought it was full up!
>>>>>
>>>>> Ref. Fresnel zone - looks real bad :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark, K1RX
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 18, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Ray Higgins <ray.w2re@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
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