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Re: Topband: May 2005 EET article about the DLM

To: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>, <ac7a@cox.net>,<topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: May 2005 EET article about the DLM
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 10:06:41 -0700
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>

> The test antenna was a 7MHz monopole, 50% of the normal
> quarter-wave size. Now one thing from an illustration that
> begs more information was the ground system. It shows 150'
> radials, which appear to terminate at the sea water's edge.
> There is about a mile of seawater between the test antenna
> and the calibrated receive antenna.


Here are some pictures of the test range:

http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/Antennas/flash/34portalj_content.html#facilitiesFrame

Looks like a nice spot to do the CQ 160 contest :)

73 de Mike, W4EF...............




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