Topband: Topband Phenomenon

[Dan Atchison via Topband]

During the CQ WW 160 CW contest a week ago while operating at the N1LN 
M/S station, I happened to be in a fantastic run of EU.


On one and only one QSO, I worked a "G" station whose callsign's last 
suffix letter was at least 20dB stronger than the rest of his call.  I 
mentioned this to NR4M while discussing the contest with Steve at the 
Richmond Frostfest and he said he experienced the same on one occasion; 
he thought meteor and I was thinking airplane.


Anyone else experience this on topband and if so, have a "scientific" 
explanation?


73,
Dan -- N3ND
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Re: Topband: 160m from 5X

[Dan Atchison]

If you cannot use radials laid on the ground, you could use at least two (ideally 
more) elevated radials loaded with inductors or the relatively new Folded 
Counterpoise (FCP);bhowever, the FCP requires a special antenna matching 
circuit.<<


Huh?  No matching network on my FCP antenna.

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