[Elecraft] ...in the middle of Texas...

[John Ragle]

Ho, David...

     Living in the middle of Texas -- LOFL or IASMBG (I almost swallowed 
my bubble-gum -- what you might call a gob-stopper).

     Actually, I am not sure that the middle of Texas is quiet...lots of 
dry wind to generate static charge/discharge...I suggest Ruby, Alaska, 
or 40-Mile, Yukon Territory for real "sub"-urban quiet. Here in the 
wilds of western Massachusetts we also have very low noise floors on 
most bands. The problem is, I am in a receiving "hole" inside the crater 
left by the ancient (now dry) Lake Hitchcock, and the quiet is achieved 
thusly. One might as well terminate the antenna terminals of the XCVR 
with a dummy load, or bury the antenna in the soil. The latter two would 
obviate any BCI problems as well.

     I love this reflector! It is as good as SNL or "The Goon Show." 
Propagation always seems 100%.

73,

John Ragle -- W1ZI