Topband: It is not so much propagation

[Kenneth Grimm]

I love my beverages.  However, before I moved out of the city I was also
space limited.  A couple of pennants strung up between some trees provided
a dramatic improvement over listening on my vertical tx antenna.  There are
some good options to beverages that can be tried if you lack the space:
 pennants, flags, K9AY.  All of these will allow you to hear stuff that
would otherwise be buried in the noise.

73,

Ken - K4XL

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Chet moore <chetmoore at cox.net> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> I truly wish that was the case.  I think you may be a bit out of touch
> On how many "serious" ops have beverages.  I can't stick one on my 1/4 acre
> lot.  You probably have it right that if you don't have room for beverages
> you probably can't be a big gun but lack of beverages doesn't reduce my my
> "seriousness or enthusiasm for top band.  That being said,  if you will
> send
> a certified check down here for 400 k I promise that I will  move to  a 2 -
> 3 acre lot and put up a 8 beverages to prove exactly how "serious" I am.
> Bank wire in lieu of a certified check is ok.
>
> 73
>
> Chet N4FX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: topband-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:
> topband-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of K4OWR
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 11:00 AM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation
>
> :::: 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
> > _______________________________________________
> > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
> >
>
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Ken - K4XL
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