W3TA Tom search,Log antenna on ground.Simple and only 15 ft on a side.It just might work for you &E Jim W3TO
> On January 12, 2018 at 12:51 PM Thomas Hoyer <thoy...@verizon.net> wrote: > > > I'm using a Battle Creek Special. I had plans to make some form of compact RX > antenna - no room for long wire antennas here - this fall, but other things > got in the way........ > > > Tom > W3TA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Duffy <k...@k3lr.com> > To: 'Thomas Hoyer' <thoy...@verizon.net>; roger > <ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk>; topband <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Fri, Jan 12, 2018 9:36 am > Subject: RE: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak > > Hello Tom: > > I am curious what your topband RX antenna is? > > 73 > Tim K3LR > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Thomas > Hoyer > Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 7:35 AM > To: ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk; topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak > > I must be in a black hole as I have listened every night this week and heard > no EU. Probably doesn't help I have an S7 to S9 noise level > though.................... > > > Tom > W3TA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Kennedy <ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk> > To: topband <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Fri, Jan 12, 2018 4:57 am > Subject: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak > > > The band has been open for DX from Europe almost every night this week . . . > so let's hear some more activity from you North American guys! (I'm > usually on from around 23.30 Z) > > However . . . I'm still amazed that there seems to be no peak in signals > around our Sunrise > > (in the old days, when conditions were much better, signals would usually > increase by at least 10 to 20dB, both ways) > > Roger G3YRO > _________________ > 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