Topband: Top-band Prop along grayline

[Ford Peterson]

Tom wrote:

> 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


Long path, short path, skewed path...  Obviously, it is the ONLY path open at the time.  

Long Path is really an upper HF term.  Using upper HF as an analogy, I really love it when working a pile-up on the direct path using low power gets me no where.  Hitting the 180 degree button on my SteppIR beam gets me through on the first shout--meanwhile, everybody else is pounding the short path with gallons of RF and just making QRM.  Listening in Bi-directional mode often allows me to hear the short path and an echo on the LP.  Now THAT says something about "working Long Path."  I don't think anyone will ever experience this on Topband.  

73

Ford-N0FP