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Re: Topband: Spurious Signal on 1810.8

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Subject: Re: Topband: Spurious Signal on 1810.8
From: "John Kaufmann" <john.kaufmann@verizon.net>
Reply-to: jkaufmann@alum.mit.edu
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:16:39 -0400
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>From eastern MA (FN42gk) the signal is very strong in the daytime and 
>nighttime.  This appears to indicate that the source is within groundwave 
>distance of me.  I tried getting a direction fix this evening with my RX 
>vertical array that can switch in 8 directions.  However, I see very little 
>signal change with direction, which tends to indicate the propagation, at 
>least after dark, is very high angle.  There may be a very slight peak to the 
>southwest or west, but I can't be sure because the differences are so small.  
>I'll try getting a daytime fix, maybe tomorrow morning after sunrise, when the 
>propagation should become predominantly groundwave and a direction fix should 
>be more reliable.

73, John W1FV


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