While transmitting on 20M today , using JT65HF software and monitoring the W4CQZ "Reverse Beacons" for JT65A,, I was lucky enough to get 9 stations report my signal strength from one 45 second transmission. Take a look at the report each station noted at 2136 Europe. I was using my home made ground plane vertical mounted at 17ft (1/4 wave). Southern US stations (mostly SW of me) averaged several dB better signals from me than the Europeans. So can I assume anything meaningful aabout the radiation pattern from this antenna or is the key factor to examine the distance ? The Europeans were twice as far away from my QTH.
ES2MA-1 (KO29HI) Heard K3UK on 14076.12 KHz -19dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (6755 kms) G4ENZ-1 (IO81vv) Heard K3UK on 14076.11 KHz -17dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (3514 miles) F6DKQ-1 (JN37BI) Heard K3UK on 14076.13 KHz -11dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (3986 miles) Southern USA KD5JGA-1 (EM16rb) Heard K3UK on 14076.11 KHz -10dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A N5LYJ-1 (EM03rv) Heard K3UK on 14076.08 KHz -9dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (1191 miles) KC5NYJ-1 (EL09rn) Heard K3UK on 14076.11 KHz -11dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (1380 miles) N4ABN-1 (DM59pd) Heard K3UK on 14076.10 KHz -17dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (1545 miles) WY5R-1 (DM95be) Heard K3UK on 14076.11 KHz -7dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (1307 miles) Local VE3CDX-1 (DM26ic) Heard K3UK on 14076.09 KHz -9dB at 21:36:00Z using JT65A (30 miles) Andy K3UK
