K3BU@aol.com wrote:
> Majority of propagation on 160 is at around 30 - 45 deg angles. (This
> is why quarter wave verticals play best - widest vertical angle
> coverage)
If this is true, why do the stations located on the edge of an ocean
(some of which you have operated from) have such an advantage?
The majority of the ocean enhancement is at the lower angles of
radiation (under 30 degrees).
I'm not necessarily trying to contradict, just trying to understand...
73, Bill K0HA
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