[Fourlanders] ooops - one issue

[Brian McCarthy]

We have an optical view to parts of Maggie Valley, Lake Junaluska,
Clyde, I-40 east and a southern portion of Asheville. Short of a
widespread power outage, it will not be quiet in that direction.
Sorry.

On the other hand, the directions where it is quietest are also the
most heavily shaded for us due to adjacent mountains. Not really a
problem for Es on 6m, but it is shading some shorter paths for the
higher bands.

I will try to post a couple of pictures that I maneuvered out of
Google Earth that really explain the noise source. One of the pictures
seems to indicate that we have an optical path to Mount Mitchell.
Anyone up for some laser QSO's?

Later,
Brian
NX9O

On 6/12/07, Rogers, Ron <RR124640 at ncr.com> wrote:
> Kim,
> My guess is that any 6 meter line noise problem is coming from the fact
> that Maggie Valley (with all it's neon lighting and other potential for
> line noises) is due east of our location. Did you notice it any better
> or worse depending upon what time of day it was ?
>
> We had a similar situation back at the W8VP contest site in SE Ohio
> every Sept. contest.
>
> 4 miles away was the county fairgrounds and they always held the fair
> during Sept. contest. With all of the temporary lighting, rotating
> carnival rides with AC slip rings, etc. it was impossible for us to work
> 6 meters in that direction until late night when a lot of it shut down.
> We never experienced the same thing in June contests.
>
>
> Ron
> WW8RR
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 4:51 PM
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> Subject: [Fourlanders] ooops - one issue
>
> I just thought of a problem, and I'll take the lead to resolve it.
>
> Power line noise.  Pointing the 6m beam due east was just useless.
>
> Does anybody know the utility that serves the area?
>
> ...Kim
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