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Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

To: Mpridesti <mpridesti@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone
From: Ray Higgins <ray.w2re@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:48:42 -0400
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
Mark,

Yes, it’s good fun! :)

Maine isn’t the only place! I got approved by town board last night for towers 
at this location. No saltwater but nice takeoff from 2300’ hill. 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sb6NcwZ54ydgVfkNA



Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:48 PM, Mpridesti <mpridesti@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Good fun Ray
> 
> Looks like a killer location!  Good luck with the station build. 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark, K1RX
> 
> 
>> On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:20 PM, Ray Higgins <ray.w2re@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Tough crowd! :) 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 18, 2019, at 8:32 PM, Gary Smith <Gary@ka1j.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Maine has a problem with wild goats that 
>>> chew aluminum & hardline, best to get your 
>>> money back while you can.
>>> 
>>> You can leave what you can't carry here in 
>>> CT on your flee.
>>> 
>>> You're welcome.
>>> 
>>> Gary
>>> KA1J
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I heard wild Maine blueberries were now a protected species and that
>>>> you cannot build there.
>>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Apr 18, 2019, 11:45 Mpridesti via Topband
>>>> <topband@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Ray
>>>>> 
>>>>> Didn´t you get the memo regarding Maine is now closed to any new
>>>>> Amateur stations?  Thought it was full up!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ref. Fresnel zone - looks real bad :)
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mark, K1RX
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Apr 18, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Ray Higgins <ray.w2re@gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have two questions about fresnel zone.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near Machiasport, ME. This
>>>>>> is in
>>>>> the Northeast corner of Maine about 30 miles south of Eastport and a
>>>>> Lubec. This is going to be my personal Remote Contest station! I
>>>>> plan to be contesting from this new qth starting in 2020 but will be
>>>>> QRV by mid 2019 for testing.
>>>>>> This qth is anywhere between 1-3 miles from the ocean or the bay,
>>>>>> it
>>>>> sits on a high plateau 150´ asl thats slopes in all directions to
>>>>> saltwater (peninsula) except N/NW. The property has a saltwater
>>>>> river and marsh that runs the perimeter from south to north favoring
>>>>> the NE direction,  the marsh is only 50-100' wide and 1500-2000´
>>>>> away from the property. The land has a gradual slope to the marsh.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My questions:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 1.) Is the saltwater river bed/marsh wide enough to be an
>>>>>> effective
>>>>> field in the Fresnal Zone?
>>>>>> 2.) What is the wavelengths needed to be within the Fresnal zone
>>>>>> of a
>>>>> river/marsh compared to an ocean?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In this photo album (last pic) I have outlined the river saltwater
>>>>>> marsh
>>>>> and property boundry from a google earth shot.
>>>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/ui79t2jFo95b29et6
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I´m only concerned about 80 and 160m in the Fresnal Zone.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Any input would be welcomed.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ray W2RE
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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