Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

[Yuri Blanarovich]

More in the category of ducting.
http://www.k3bu.us/propagation.htm

Yuri, K3BU.us
 
 
 On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 05:07 PM, Brad Rehm wrote:
 
 > Lee,
>
> No one's mentioned the "Spotlight" phenomenon, which occasionally 
> happens
> on 160.  The signal comes shining down from the "upper layers" and
> illuminates a very small area.  Stations lucky enough to be in the 
> covered
> spot get to work the DX.  Everyone else, well...
>
> Can't remember where I read about this, but it would mean that your 
> being
> 250 miles from the other station might place you well out of the 
> covered
> area.  You'd never hear the DX, regardless of how many antennas you 
> had.
>
> Brad  KV5V
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Mike Waters  wrote:
>
>> Agreed. Thanks.
>>
>> 73, Mike
>> www.w0btu.com
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Lee STRAHAN  wrote:
>>
>>> ... Bear in mind the fact that one can never have enough receiving
>>> antennas at any given time. The ionosphere is a fickle beast at 
>>> best.
>>>
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