[TowerTalk] Take off angles, VOACAP, etcf.

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

In terms of the simple math and numbers, you are correct. But to USE 
the numbers to make a construction decision is where the other 
considerations come in.

If you use VOACAP running under "poor" station restrictions, you DO 
come up with different figures. Angles that a broadcaster would pick 
in a heartbeat are not allowed to surface without a penalty, and 
powers used preclude use of a weaker but more "reliable" mode with 
higher transmitted level by the broadcaster.

Guy.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Aycock" <baycock at direcway.com>
To: "Jim Lux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>; "Jim Lux" 
<jimlux at earthlink.net>; "Guy Olinger, K2AV" <olinger at bellsouth.net>; 
"W3YY" <w3yy at cox.net>; "TowerTalk List" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Take off angles, VOACAP, etcf.


>
> Is my intuitive logic wrong? It seems to me that the antenna has 
> nothing to do with the characteristics of the ionosphere; it only 
> controls ones ability to accept and use the signals that are there.
> Bill
>
> At 08:48 PM 10/16/2004 -0700, Jim Lux wrote: