At least people want to talk to you in Alaska. I guess Oregon isn't THAT
bad.
I worked my first 100+ countries on an inverted-vee with the peak at 35'
or less (just above the house.) So I know about working with marginal
antennas. It sure was fun last year. :)
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, WL7M wrote:
> Hey! Try being in Alaska!! ;-)
>
> 73,
> Joe
> WL7M
>
> At 11:52 AM 09-10-2002, Jon Ogden wrote:
> >Hear! Hear!
> >
> >Those east coast guys don't know what it's like trying to work Europe while
> >passing your signals through the auroral belt!
> >
> >73,
> >
> >Jon
> >NA9D
> >
> >
> >on 10/9/02 1:59 PM, kk9a@arrl.net at kk9a@arrl.net wrote:
> >
> > > That may be true for someone in MA. I would rather have a lower antenna
> > > 1000 miles further east.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Chuck Counselman" <ccc@space.mit.edu>
> > > To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 1:32 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Choices
> > >
> > >
> > > At 1:10 PM -0500 10/9/02, Tom Martin wrote:
> > >> Isn't the effectiveness of the antenna a lot like real estate?
> > >> Location, Location, Location!
> > >
> > > Yes. Mainly, the higher, the better. And the higher the co$t.
> > >
> > > -Chuck, W1HIS
> > >
> > >
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> >-------------------------------------
> >Jon Ogden
> >NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
> >
> >Life Member: ARRL, NRA
> >Member: AMSAT, DXCC
> >
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> >
> >"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
> >
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