Re: Topband: Back Scatter ?

2016-06-20 Thread K1FZ-Bruce
. Only a few degrees of change  in arrival angle can easily take a 40db null down several db.   John K9DX     From: k...@myfairpoint.net To: topband@contesting.com Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:49:20 -0400 Subject: Re: Topband: Back Scatter ? CC: n...@ieee.org    Nick.  The overall timing was

Re: Topband: Back Scatter ?

2016-06-20 Thread K1FZ-Bruce
   Nick.  The overall timing was irregular, but the slope of QSB took a couple of seconds. This was at local noon time, so had not considered other  stations.   We do not have high power BCB stations here in Maine. Only a little over 1 million residents that widely  placed. Some  1 KW, 5 KW BC

Re: Topband: Back Scatter ?

2016-06-19 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Hi Bruce, Does the QSB vary regularly at say a 0.5Hz or 1Hz rate? Could it be another station on the channel that is not exactly the same frequency, not strong enough to deliver audio, but strong enough to create a sub-audible beat note? If it is irregular, shouldn't the traditional expla