[TowerTalk] Tall verticals

[Jim Reid]

> That is where 80 meters comes in. It carries better locally 
> than point to point rubber duckies. It also island hops. It 
> will get you out of an area where the duckies are only 
> working 1 mile radius, and 80 meters is a GATEWAY.

Here in Hawaii,  80 meters does NOT work among the
islands,  spanning some 350 miles,  during the day.
We use 40 meters during daylight,  then either 80
or 160 after dark,  much better for our particular
situation out here.  This has been demonstrated in
test after test in KH6 land.

73,  Jim,  KH7M



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