In a message dated 97-11-14 07:32:01 EST, W8JI writes:
<< The question I have is how do you "see" it?? How large and high are
your antenna arrays on 160 through 40? What chart recorders or data
files do you compile? >>
I put on my yellow colored glasses, and I can see the RF going in the ducts.
Seriously,
Tom You are prooving my point about about the guys in white coats (or
theorethical "scientists"). I am not going to engage in verbal contest here.
I would just refer you to two recent postings (I guess from other
"pathological Scientists or Hams") by KL7Y about skewed path and KM1H about
different angles on receive vs. transmit. I thank you both gentlemen for
supporting and proving my observations.
Let me use some analogy here:
One Scientist asked duly licensed Ham: "Can you see the wind?"
H: No, but I can see the leaves moving, and I can tell direction, somethin's
blowing there.
S: Can you prove it with chart recorders and studies?
H: I don't really care, I am going to put up sail on my rowboat and have fun
sailing and beating other rowboats.
Just a little explanation, that I am not a professional scientist spending
taxpayers money, playing with chart recorders and asking for "scientific"
community to worship me. I work for living as professional engineer - hands
on problem solver. I make things work, when others can't. As far as ham radio
goes, I take contesting very seriously and try to push the envelope to the
max. esp. in the areas we can still do something: equipment modifications and
design, antenna design and propagation observations and use. (I held about 16
world records in CQ WW and WPX contests from VE.)
Those things I mentioned in my previous posting were simply to alert people
to some things I have observed, and to caution against blind trust in
computer software and "theorethical science". We are dealing with very
"foggy" media - earth atmosphere, the better tools (antennas) we have, the
more we can see. (remember Grey Line?)
On one way propagation I just speculated about, I think that high angle might
be possibly better to break in, because low angle doesn't cut it. (used
phased 4-square at the ocean site, that's about lowest angle you can get.)
When I operated from Cape Henlopen, DE with 40 ft Inv Vee, it seemed that I
could get them Europeans a bit easier. Yes it is subjective, but good driver
can "feel" this stuff. Next CQ WW CW I am going to try to have also high
angle transmit antenna and see if it makes it any easier.
By speculating about this I am trying to bring the attention to the
phenomenon and asking for help and observation. The best place to do this is
in the contest, we have heavy activity from around the world and best place
to gather more date in shortest amount of time.
I do not care what Tom and other "real scientists" think, I care about
finding about about those things, then puting up the sail and taking the ride
to the top place in the contest. I like to share it with others, so they can
understand the stuff better (help to investigate) and have more fun, more
stations on, (so I make more points). Sooner or later the truth will come
through, this stuff IS THERE and cannot be denied!!!!
If I am being put in the same "heretic boat" as Galileo, Kopernicus, Dr.
Atkins, then I can be only proud of it. I should hope so.
<< Above you give great weight to a comparison made by two different
operators with different skills. Not only is the comparison between
two very different locations, it includes different antennas, noise
levels, voices, operating skills, equipment, power, and so on.>>>
Those who are contesters and remember VE3BMV and W2PV results, know what we
are talking about. There is no need for defense here.
I have few more things that don't fit the "scientific" templates, if there is
an interest among fellow contesters, and if I have more spare time, I will
try to start organizing the material and do some more polished writeups.
Soooo, the tip for 160m season: If you want to work more Europeans have
another Beverage going about 40 deg S towards equator. There is skewed paths
(don't forget grey line) and it pays to check them from time to time. Try
various transmit antennas (various vert. angles) at the marginal openings,
see what plays better.
CU in test!
Yuri Blanarovich, P.Eng., M.Sc., Cfmg E.
K3BU, VE3BMV, P40A
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