[UK-CONTEST] AFS SSB G3SJJ

[Alex Allan]

Hi Chris,

I am curious to know just what would generally be regarded as the optimum
height for AFS?

Alex
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From: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
To: "Don Beattie" <g3ozf at btinternet.com>; "Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com"
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Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 1:14 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] AFS SSB G3SJJ


> 251 Qs.       A few points to discuss so apologies for the length of this.
>
>SNIP
> Don G3BJ raises the point of antenna height and likewise I have not
bottomed
> this one yet. Historically I do well in the CW leg but not in the SSB leg
> and am always left thinking that my antenna just isn't performing as well
as
> the top stations. Indeed G4IIY in Carlisle says I was a goodly amount of
dBs
> lower than G3NLY. I recall some years back G3SZA working KL7 on topband on
> around 1990 as he felt there was considerable better propagation over that
> distance. That is about 9% difference and whilst we not talking about the
> same distances, we are looking at at 6% difference in AFS.
>
> Yours ever, Puzzled of Nottingham. Chris G3SJJ
>
>
>
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