Topband: Fresnel Zone

[Bill Gillenwater]

If I drag hardline up from Florida is there a good time and place to meet and connect to your patch panel?

73 Bill K3SV 

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> On Apr 18, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Ray Higgins <ray.w2re at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I have two questions about fresnel zone. 
> 
> I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near Machiasport, ME. This is in the Northeast corner of Maine about 30 miles south of Eastport and a Lubec. This is going to be my personal Remote Contest station! I plan to be contesting from this new qth starting in 2020 but will be QRV by mid 2019 for testing.
> This qth is anywhere between 1-3 miles from the ocean or the bay, it sits on a high plateau 150’ asl thats slopes in all directions to saltwater (peninsula) except N/NW. The property has a saltwater river and marsh that runs the perimeter from south to north favoring the NE direction,  the marsh is only 50-100' wide and 1500-2000’ away from the property. The land has a gradual slope to the marsh. 
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> My questions:
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> 1.) Is the saltwater river bed/marsh wide enough to be an effective field in the Fresnal Zone?
> 2.) What is the wavelengths needed to be within the Fresnal zone of a river/marsh compared to an ocean?
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> In this photo album (last pic) I have outlined the river saltwater marsh and property boundry from a google earth shot. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ui79t2jFo95b29et6
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> I’m only concerned about 80 and 160m in the Fresnal Zone. 
> 
> Any input would be welcomed. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ray W2RE
> 
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