Topband: FT5ZM SIGNAL

[Charlie Cunningham]

I wonder what circular-polarized RX antennas might have to offer on 160?

Charlie, K4OTV

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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill and
Liz
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 8:37 PM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Topband: FT5ZM SIGNAL

I have been listening several evenings now on 160M using my K3 in diversity 
mode with the TX vertical array on one receiver and a full-wave horizontal 
loop on the other.  I have been struck by the often rapid change in the 
signal as received on one antenna or the other.  As sunrise on Amsterdam 
approaches this shift becomes quite rapid, with the recovered signal 
bouncing back and forth ear to ear.  Early on, before I began listening in 
diversity mode,I thought it was rapid QSB taking the signal down into the 
noise but now realize that it is the angle of the arriving signal which is 
rapidly changing over the path.

No wonder some of the guys have been having problems copying/working the 
expedition on topband!

Bill VE3CSK 

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