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Could the anomalous results be from the fact that sometimes at the sunrise or
sunset transition you actually have higher angle pick-up for long haul because
of a tilted ionospheric layer above the receiving site (enabling chordal /
ducted mode propagation reducing the number of ground reflections)?
http://www.radtelnetwork.com.au/propagation/HFpropagation_files/img013.gif
An antenna that is efficient for high angles may briefly outperform otherwise
superior long haul DX (i.e. low angle pick-up) antennas.
There used to be a station near Madrid, Spain on 1359 kHz that ran big power
into a Near Vertical Incidence Skywave antenna (horizontal dipole?) to push out
high angle skip to penetrate isolated valley areas between mountains. Here in
Massachusetts during mid-evening the station was no stronger than other high
band Spain stations in the 5 to 10 kW class. But as dawn reached Madrid, the
signal came up and got crazy-loud, often the strongest station from across the
"pond" at the time.
160-m hams have reported that they have brief periods when a low dipole or
horizontal loop below quarter-wave height ("cloud burner") contacts DX that
their big verticals or high-altitude beams or dipoles miss. 95% of the time
it's the other way around of course.
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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From: Walter Salmaniw <can...@gmail.com>
700'
On Tuesday, 20 October 2015, Chuck Hutton
<charle...@msn.com> wrote:
> Like Neil, I am curious about the length of the
BOG.And when you say you
> noted the same with the Wellbrook, do you mean it
lost out to a BOG or to a
> DKAZ?
> Chuck
>
> > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015
01:16:18 +0000
> > From: can...@gmail.com <javascript:;>
> > To:
neil...@earthlink.net <javascript:;>; irca@hard-core-dx.com
> <javascript:;>
>
> Subject: Re: [IRCA] TP for 20 October from Masset
> >
> > Point is taken,
Neil. The Bog is about 300 deg while the DKAZ is aimed
> > about 220 deg. So
not exactly a perfect A B comparison. I noted the same
> > years back using
the twin Wellbrook arrays. Walt
> >
> > On Tuesday, 20 October 2015, neilkaz
<neil...@earthlink.net
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > Walt " DKAZ worked
very well before LSR but really dies off after
> leaving
> > > the
> > >
Bog"
> > >
> > > A big difference would surprise me since DKAZ is also good
for low
> arrival
> > > angles. What exact direction is the BOG and how
long?
> > > What exact direction is the DKAZ?
> > >
> > > 73 and thx ..
KAZ
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