Topband: How Close is Too Close?

[Steve London]

> W4EF:
> 
>  >in general is 2 miles too close to operate the same 160
> contest without incurring a significant handicap (clicks, phase-noise,
> blocking)?

Even 10 miles is marginal on 160. At my Colorado QTH, I lived 10 miles east of 
K0RF, and 10 miles west of AA0RS. Beverages made it barely doable. No way 
listening on the transmit antenna.

73,
Steve, N2IC