> Here we go with our every few year semantic
> discussion. "Long path" has long been used (since
> ~1976 at least) to mean approximately 180 degrees...
> otherwise wouldn't it be called "longest" path? ;-) In
> fact, I'll bet there are very few cases on the low bands
> of pure 180 degree long path.
This is a lot like being a good used car salesman.
If I work ZL3REX (and I have on more than one occasion) when
he comes in via NW path, I can make a ho-hum contact sound
much more significant by calling it "longpath".
That's OK as long as we know I really didn't work him at my
sunset looking east around the world, and the "long" in
longpath might have been only 50 miles more than a SW path.
It's misleading if it makes people think I worked him over a
significantly longer or more difficult path, like it was
some special accomplishment.
> "Skew" path is OK but I feel it is important to
> distinguish two very different types of skew paths.
I think it's significantly less misleading than claiming
longpath when it clearly isn't. I understand it's a tough
sell, since it doesn't sound like nearly as large an
accomplishment. :-)
I don't know of anyone who actually *knows* what happens,
although there are some good theories.
73 Tom
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