Topband: Soil conductivity maps

[Jeff Kinzli N6GQ]

Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and input. Lots to think about;
The issue of man-made noise notwithstanding.

See you in the pileups,

de N6GQ

On Mon, Apr 2, 2018 at 4:12 AM,  <daraymond at iowatelecom.net> wrote:
> If you are interested in topband propagation. . .being located in the north,
> or at least the north central part, is not the optimum place to be.  Being
> on topband here in Iowa for the past three decades, I can attest that those
> to the south of me (even Missouri) enjoy consistently better prop to both EU
> and Asia.  Here in the upper midwest we are constantly fighting the aurora
> oval.  I am forever hearing guys roughly near my longitude but 400 - 1000
> miles to the south working things that I cannot even detect.          73. .
> . Dave, W0FLS
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Brian Pease
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2018 1:58 PM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps
>
> Another bit of advice is to move as far north as you can stand, because
> up here the population is steady or declining as folks migrate away from
> the snow belt.
>
> On 4/1/2018 2:31 PM, HP wrote:
>>
>> My first priority would be a RF quiet location and best prospects of it
>> staying
>> that way - Been in same house over 40 years - last ten years in particular
>> ambient noise and incredible numbers of ever increasing RFI sources
>> overwhelm my ability to try to resolve . I was on edge of town , pitch
>> black
>> at night - little 2 lane road from downtown on other side of mountain
>> preserve .
>> Now 8 lane freeway 400 feet away (because the millionaires and political
>> influence got the proposed freeway route moved from their area) Houses ,
>> shopping centers etc as far as you can see - sea of lights and RF noise.
>>
>> Just sayin ...... If you can't hear 'em you can't work 'em.... well RHR
>> etc .
>>
>> Hank K7HP
>>
>>> On 4/1/2018 7:45 AM, Jeff Kinzli N6GQ wrote:
>>>>
>>>> So I'm looking to purchase a new QTH. I'm not particular about
>>>> location, but would like to optimize for soil conductivity and any
>>>> other parameters that would increase near and far field propagation
>>>> and minimize ground losses. I've seen the US Gov M3 maps, but they are
>>>> very coarse. They also only define conductivity, and I'm wondering
>>>> what other quantities would be useful to look at.
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