They need to be close to the water. From ZF2JB I had a vertical 5' from the water with a reflector vertical in back. This worked very well. I think further than a wavelength away there's little if an
I believe Yuri makes several good points about a saltwater surrounding in his post. I can only offer anecdotal experiences, since I live on an island with the ocean on one side (about 330' from the h
W7RM (significant multi-multi station, 300' above saltwater on top of Foulweather Bluff, WA, and a 300 degree saltwater shot - a WORLD CLASS location) claimed that the saltwater was worth 10 dB. Chee
w4zw@comcast.net It would be interesting to look at the various antennas at that QTH in YT or TA -- given the effective height of those antennas, I'd expect them to be too high for some paths (like J
Something I am sorry I never saw - the Foul Wx Bluff QTH of W7RM...but was it the shot over water to JA or the cliffs behind the antennas shielding out USA QRM - with a straight shot over the Pacific
Nope - the house is still there. It was purchased by his neighbor Gordon Marshall, W6RR, and immediately convented to a maximum structure height of 35 feet. BTW the name Foulweather was from a Britis
I'm wondering how the Cushcraft R7000 interacts with salt water QTHs. At what distances from the salt water are the benefits of having the salt water as opposed to average ground diminished and by ho