[CQ-Contest] Verticals on the beach (AGAIN)

[Trent Sampson]

Do we over analyse sometimes too much ... ?
Quickest answer - setup a vertical at the location and put it on air... 
One of the better locations I have used is exactly that - close to the salt water - 300m across then land again and was awesome in the preferred direction, YJ0AX callsign helped of course.. 😊




> From: ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:19:01 -0300
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Verticals on the beach (AGAIN)
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> As we continue to look for land around the Maritimes for a small weekend
> cottage we occasionally come upon a location that has shorefront on
> saltwater, which really is not completely open water all the way to EU or
> USA, so it's not ideal.  The south coasts of VO1, VY2, VE9 and VE1 all kinda
> point S/SE
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> I have found a couple with a clear shot to the Caribbean or Africa, but with
> so few contest stations there, it's really not very important, except
> perhaps for that rare LP to JA...
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> A few spots have open salt water towards EU of around 1000', before it hits
> land again (opposite side of the harbour) then gently sloping up past that.
> (0-100/200 feet)
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> So my question is really, does 1000' of salt water make any difference at
> all, or  not enough to make any difference and the 200' hills on the other
> side of the harbour would be more hindrance than the salt water would be
> helping?
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> There must be stations all over the world with a short salt water takeoff
> who could comment?
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> Has anyone done any A/B comparisons or proof at all?
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> I have read N6LF's and K2KW's and most related stuff on the Internet, but it
> generally references DXpeditions in the Pacific or Caribbean with completely
> open water as far as the eye can see.  I am just wanting to know about a
> 1000' salt water runway, then low land again.
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> Thanks, 
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> Mike VE9AA/VE1TTT/VO1TTT/VO2DX
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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