[CW] Re: GB> CW Use on Bands - Results So Far

Sun, 20 Jul 2003 00:50:05 +0000

   Many don't have 137+ feet to put up a 80 meter dipole,
(verticals work, but are very ineffecient)
in the summer time lightning within 200 miles, very frequent
in Florida, makes 80 and 40 meters very rough unless you use
a modern transciever/receiver with a gud noise eleminator, all
noise blankers perform too poorly. (some reasons for low usage)

> 80 meter usage seems to have been waning for several years now.  "Newbie" hams seem
> to abhor atmospheric noise!  80 meters can be very useful in spite of QRN levels as
> the signal levels are many times higher frequently.
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