Topband: RX epiphany?

[DAVID CUTHBERT]

Bob and Bob, so it is! I thought it was just below the equator.

     Dave

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Bob Kupps <n6bk at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hey Dave! (he was my first QSO as a novice 43 years ago) I am located at
> 20 degrees N. Actually my choice is between a 160m Xmit 4 square and
> concentric 80/160m 8 circle RX arrays.
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: DAVID CUTHBERT <telegrapher9 at gmail.com>
> To: donovanf at starpower.net
> Cc: Bob Kupps <n6bk at yahoo.com>; topband <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 8:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Topband: RX epiphany?
>
>
> Bob,
>
> with US and European stations operating top band during the winter only
> you will only work them during your summer. So, you will always be subject
> to higher noise at your end of the path.
>
>    Dave
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:12 PM, <donovanf at starpower.net> wrote:
>
> Bob,
> >
> >If you have a choice of one or the other the choice is easy: the transmit
> 4-square as an excellent transmit array as well as an excellent receive
> array.
> >
> >Good luck!
> >
> >73
> >Frank
> >W3LPL
> >
> >---- Original message ----
> >>Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:56:45 -0700 (PDT)
> >>From: Bob Kupps <n6bk at yahoo.com>
> >>Subject: Re: Topband: RX epiphany?
> >>Cc: topband <topband at contesting.com>
> >>
> >>Hi thanks to all for the replies. Sorry I wasn't clear my QTH is
> northern Thailand. The point I was trying to make is that even though it is
> a noisy part of the season it is apparently less noisy at the European
> latitudes. Unfortunately I don't have enough land to put up a 160m Xmit 4
> square and an RX array, it will have to be one or the other....
> >>
> >>
> >>________________________________
> >>
> >>Bob--
> >>
> >>
> >>Just curious -- How is your reception around sunrise, when most of the
> thunderstorms in the Americas are in daylight, and therefore their QRN
> probably isn't reaching you?
> >>
> >>
> >>Art, KB3FJO
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