:::: When I switch to my beverage antenna the noise pretty much goes to 
almost nothing.
Don't most serious operators have one....or more???
BILL K4OWR
On 3/19/2012 10:22 AM, N7DF wrote:
>   During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band 
> operation here   40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out 
> everything, QRP or QRO
> In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating that 
> propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a thrill
> Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the 
> summer to see what is really happening
> It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160.  Maybe our 
> crowd can get 160 included in local club plans
> a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together and can 
> get out pretty well with two or three readials
> it might even get some new people interested in top band
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> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
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UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
 
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