[TowerTalk] Why Are Some Stations Stronger When 20m Dies?

[Steven R. Schmidt]

Aside from the fact that the path from South America to the southern US is
primarily over water, which allows better skip than land, there is a
phenomenon known as "trans-equatorial propagation" which seems to allow
north-south propagation over the equator when other paths aren't open.  My
advice is to brush up on your Spanish and prepare for the low in the sunspot
cycle.  :^)  Alternatively, you can shunt feed your tower for 80 or 160m and
talk in English at night.

73,

Steve  K4WA

-----Original Message-----
From: DavidC <eDoc@netzero.net>
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Date: Thursday, January 06, 2000 8:08 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Why Are Some Stations Stronger When 20m Dies?


>
>We have recently relocated to the central Gulf coast of
>Florida from New Hampshire and I am noticing a similar pattern
>that clearly cannot now be explained by my geographic location.
>
>When 20m dies I can always still hear Spanish speaking Ham stations
>blasting in while American Hams are largely indiscernible.
>
>Are there some folks out there using antennas or gear the rest
>of us should know about and get access to?  Or are there some
>places that permit their Hams to run vastly more power than
>American Hams are permitted?
>
>Have wondered about this for years!
>
>Also, is there a certain mix of antenna types that I could switch between
>that would allow me to maintain contacts longer as the bands begin to
>fade?  Especially focused on 20m.
>
>- Thanks! & 73, DavidC  K1YP
>
>
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