And it is very close to a nice golf course N2TK, Tony -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of donov...@starpower.net Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 1:04 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Salt-Water Qth!
Hi Paul, Its the perfect location for a Topband 4-square array! It would be even better if the array were in the marsh... Marshland Road, Hilton Head Island https://www.google.com/maps/place/32%C2%B012%2701.0%22N+80%C2%B043%2727.0%22 W/@32.1999078,-80.7241131,234m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 Is there a Marshland Road on the Maine coast? 73 Frank W3LPL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Christensen" <w...@arrl.net> To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 5:32:23 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Salt-Water Qth! Rich, Have a look at 1KW 1130 AM on Hilton Head Island, SC (WHHW-AM). At 12 noon on any day, I can easily ride that signal down the Space Coast of FL and about 10 miles inland. That's the entire coast of GA, part of SC and half of FL. Paul, W9AC -----Original Message----- From: Richard Fry Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 9:42 AM To: HVT ; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Salt-Water Qth! Below is a link to the groundwave field of a 1 kW non-directional AM broadcast station located about 1 mile from the Atlantic, in Florida. The groundwave field shown is based on the FCC M3 conductivity map, and their GW propagation charts for this frequency and power. The space wave fields radiated by vertical monopoles are related to their groundwave fields, so space wave fields radiated over (mostly) salt-water paths are much greater in magnitude than over terra firma (other things equal). Maybe this will give a rough idea of what to expect from a sea-coast QTH in Maine. R. Fry http://s20.postimg.org/ylw4y5vn1/WMFJ_1_k_W_1450_k_Hz_Pt_Orange_FL.jpg _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband