Topband: It is not so much propagation

[K4OWR]

:::: When I switch to my beverage antenna the noise pretty much goes to 
almost nothing.
Don't most serious operators have one....or more???
BILL K4OWR


On 3/19/2012 10:22 AM, N7DF wrote:
>   During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band operation here   40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out everything, QRP or QRO
> In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating that propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a thrill
> Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the summer to see what is really happening
> It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160.  Maybe our crowd can get 160 included in local club plans
> a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together and can get out pretty well with two or three readials
> it might even get some new people interested in top band
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