Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-24 Thread Ray Higgins
gt; Braco > E77DX > > > -- > Emir Memic > EMS SOLUTIONS > Köhlergasse 12/3 > 1180 Wien > +4369919227041 > emir.me...@emssolutions.at > > -Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Topband Im Auftrag von Ray Higgins > Gesendet: Donnerstag, 18. April 2019 16

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-23 Thread Emir Memic
-Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Topband Im Auftrag von Ray Higgins Gesendet: Donnerstag, 18. April 2019 16:49 An: topband@contesting.com Betreff: Topband: Fresnel Zone I have two questions about fresnel zone. I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near Machiasport, ME. This is in the Northeast corner

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-20 Thread donovanf
e: Topband: Fresnel Zone > donov...@starpower.net wrote: > The classic source for Fresnel zones as they apply to HF site > selection is NBS Technical Note 139: > https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/TN/nbstechnicalnote139.pdf This indeed is a classical source, but it should be not

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-20 Thread Dennis Egan
Having operated from the W1KM station, that has 40, 80, and 160M 4-squares in a salt water marsh, your success may depend on how much salt water intrusion you have into the marsh each day. That's something that pictures may not tell, but a quick taste of the water at high tide will tell you if

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-20 Thread Ray Higgins (W2RE)
Thanks for the valuable information. I did receive some personally notes not shared here on Topband, thanks for the help and the kind words. One indvidual specifically asked If I would share my experience in some sort of presentation about building remote stations, he was interested in the

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-20 Thread shristov
> donov...@starpower.net wrote: > The classic source for Fresnel zones as they apply to HF site > selection is NBS Technical Note 139: > https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/TN/nbstechnicalnote139.pdf This indeed is a classical source, but it should be noted that the derivation assumes that

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-19 Thread donovanf
t;Ray Higgins" To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 2:48:57 PM Subject: Topband: Fresnel Zone I have two questions about fresnel zone. I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near Machiasport, ME. This is in the Northeast corner of Maine about 30 miles south o

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-19 Thread Mpridesti via Topband
Think single handedly you are creating upticks in two markets: communications infrastructure and real estate! Not to mention the ambient noise level in Europe! Regards, Mark, K1RX > On Apr 19, 2019, at 7:48 AM, Ray Higgins wrote: > > Mark, > > Yes, it’s good fun! :) > > Maine isn’t the

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-19 Thread Ray Higgins
Mark, Yes, it’s good fun! :) Maine isn’t the only place! I got approved by town board last night for towers at this location. No saltwater but nice takeoff from 2300’ hill. https://photos.app.goo.gl/sb6NcwZ54ydgVfkNA Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:48 PM, Mpridesti wrote: >

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread Mpridesti via Topband
Good fun Ray Looks like a killer location! Good luck with the station build. Regards, Mark, K1RX > On Apr 18, 2019, at 11:20 PM, Ray Higgins wrote: > > Tough crowd! :) > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 18, 2019, at 8:32 PM, Gary Smith wrote: >> >> Maine has a problem with wild

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread Ray Higgins
Tough crowd! :) Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18, 2019, at 8:32 PM, Gary Smith wrote: > > Maine has a problem with wild goats that > chew aluminum & hardline, best to get your > money back while you can. > > You can leave what you can't carry here in > CT on your flee. > > You're welcome.

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread Gary Smith
Maine has a problem with wild goats that chew aluminum & hardline, best to get your money back while you can. You can leave what you can't carry here in CT on your flee. You're welcome. Gary KA1J > I heard wild Maine blueberries were now a protected species and that > you cannot build

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread Ed K1EP
I heard wild Maine blueberries were now a protected species and that you cannot build there. On Thu, Apr 18, 2019, 11:45 Mpridesti via Topband wrote: > Ray > > Didn’t you get the memo regarding Maine is now closed to any new Amateur > stations? Thought it was full up! > > Ref. Fresnel zone -

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread S57AD
Ray, I envy you! BTW, friend of mine has hilltop location some 3 miles from the sea and always big signal with modest antennas TH7DX @ 30', single vertical with elevated radials for 40 and wires for 80/160. 73, Mirko, S57AD V V čet., 18. apr. 2019 ob 16:49 je oseba Ray Higgins napisala: > I

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread Mpridesti via Topband
Ray Didn’t you get the memo regarding Maine is now closed to any new Amateur stations? Thought it was full up! Ref. Fresnel zone - looks real bad :) Regards, Mark, K1RX > On Apr 18, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Ray Higgins wrote: > > I have two questions about fresnel zone. > > I just purchased

Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread Bill Gillenwater
If I drag hardline up from Florida is there a good time and place to meet and connect to your patch panel? 73 Bill K3SV Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 18, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Ray Higgins wrote: > > I have two questions about fresnel zone. > > I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near

Topband: Fresnel Zone

2019-04-18 Thread Ray Higgins
I have two questions about fresnel zone. I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near Machiasport, ME. This is in the Northeast corner of Maine about 30 miles south of Eastport and a Lubec. This is going to be my personal Remote Contest station! I plan to be contesting from this new qth