Topband: May 2005 EET article about the DLM

[Michael Tope]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji at contesting.com>

> The test antenna was a 7MHz monopole, 50% of the normal
> quarter-wave size. Now one thing from an illustration that
> begs more information was the ground system. It shows 150'
> radials, which appear to terminate at the sea water's edge.
> There is about a mile of seawater between the test antenna
> and the calibrated receive antenna.


Here are some pictures of the test range:

http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/Antennas/flash/34portalj_content.html#facilitiesFrame

Looks like a nice spot to do the CQ 160 contest :)

73 de Mike, W4EF...............