Topband: KL7HBK at Prudhoe Bay

[Bill Tippett]

>From: "Gavin Taylor GM0GAV" <gavin at hfdx.co.uk>
>To: <topband at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: Topband: KL7HBK at Prudhoe Bay
>Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:23:32 -0000

W4ZV wrote:

 >          From this location inside the auroral oval,
 > his signal only has one transition of the auroral
 > oval to reach Europe.  This apparently accounts
 > for much less attenuation on his signal than NL7Z
 > and others farther south near Anchorage (~61 N).


>I experienced exactly this at 0600 on the 15th. I worked NL7Z who was a
>struggle, followed immediatly after by KL7HBK who was easy. I would estimate
>the difference between them 12dB or possibly even 18dB.
>
>Thanks to Bill for explaining the reason!
>
>73 Gavin
>GM0GAV