[50mhz] Ground gain vs antenna polarization

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

On 6/28/2011 1:45 PM, Rsoifer at aol.com wrote:
> Hi Lance,
>
> OK on Lionel. He sure does everyone a service keeping up those antenna tables. Rising
> noise levels eventually pushed me off 2-meter EME. Even here in AZ the 2m noise is
> pretty high. I can work satellites through it but not EME. As you know (having worked
> me) I'm active from here on 6-meter Es. Maybe I'll try EME one day. I keep thinking
> about it anyway.
>
> Meanwhile, I'm plugging away on 160, in season of course. I keep running into old EME
> friends -- W5UN, SM2CEW, even N1BUG!
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
Hi Ray,

If you don't have too much noise to the west on 6m, I sure hope you will watch for me 
during your moonset the last weekend of August when I am in Samoa:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Samoa2011.htm

Please spread the word - I will be elevating and calling CQ during the North American 
moonset, so horizon-only stations who have some power and good ground gain can 
contact me.

During my last two EME DXpeditions (to E51 and 3D2), I was successful working N3CXV 
with his 6M5X yagi, so there should be a large pool of potential 6m stations who are 
capable!

GL and VY, Lance

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