Well, he's talking about going in November - maybe in time for CQWW CW -but probably not.
-----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 4:10 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: AM broadcast tower and 160m dxpedition > Others can comment on whether 240 feet is too high. 240 feet tuned/matched with a parallel tuned tapped tank should work quite well based on the information in K3LC's article in QEX Nov/Dec 2013. Of course, 240 feet would also make an excellent support for a wire 4 square or parasitic array aimed back across the center of the US (for ARRL 160). 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2/25/2014 3:38 PM, Richard Karlquist wrote: > Congratulations on your adventure. > > In the past, I have seen some of these AM tower efforts > ruined by lousy receive conditions. I suggest you > get an advance team out to the site to check > out the noise level etc. and maybe put up some > temporary beverages, loops, whatever and LISTEN > on them. Use WWV and WWVH on 2.5 MHz as a beacon. > > Others can comment on whether 240 feet is too high. > > Rick N6RK > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband