This thread brings to mind that we can always think of ways our situation
could be better, but it is still true that any antenna is better than no
antenna.
I know many folks have better locations than mine, and FAR better antennas,
but that has not kept me from having tons of fun, and fairly good
I can't speak for our bretheren in the Rockies, but most of the people
in my part of the Appalachians live in the valleys with mountains around
us. I don't live there now but I did grow up there. Utilities,
especially water, are very expensive on mountaintops and icy roads in
the Winter are
Try being 20 ft with sandy soil. Hot and humid.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 14:35 KENT TRIMBLE wrote:
> Which is why we Midwesterners are always at a disadvantage against you
> brethren in the Rockies and the Appalachians -- on two scores:
>
> 1) Height above sea-level is greater on a mountaintop
Which is why we Midwesterners are always at a disadvantage against you
brethren in the Rockies and the Appalachians -- on two scores:
1) Height above sea-level is greater on a mountaintop than in a corn
field (didn't know that, did you).
2) Temperatures are cooler and humidity is lower on
I strongly agree.We've operated FD many times from mountaintops and won
QRP 1A Battery. It's like having a VERY VERY tall tower.
73, Jim K9YC
On 3/15/2020 11:47 AM, Jim Danehy wrote:
L O C A T I O N is the best thing you can have. Not being close to Salt Water
being on a hill is the best
1. I have 67 years of operating experience.
2. I have used full sized yagis, some times stacked on 40 up through 10. Some
were owned at my own station and others were available as a guest. I am a CW
OPERATOR. A couple of friends were deep into antennas. They did not want to
operate contests.
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