[K3CAL] Results of Oct 2nd 2019 Hospital Coverage Tests

[Mike Stevens]

K3MSP

Radio     Icom IC-2730A
Power     50 watts
Feedline   LMR-400, 131 ft. through a window feed through panel, then
through an Alpha Delta PolyPhaser at the base of the tower
Antenna   Diamond X6000 tri-band at 65 feet AGL

Same for both bands

73
Mike K3MSP

On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 4:52 PM Bob N3PPH <n3pph at comcast.net> wrote:

> Radio Yaesu FT-857D
> Power 50 Watts
> Feedline RG-58
> Antenna Diamond Dual band on magnet mount
> Antenna height roof of car, sitting at Len's Marina approximately sea level
>
> Same setup both bands.
>
> 73,
> Bob N3PPH
>
> On 10/7/2019 4:43:57 PM, Shawn Donley <n3ae at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> All,
>
>
> I can't recall if this reflector allows attachments.  If it does not, I'll
> cut and past into the body of another email.
>
>
> The attached pdf is a summary of the coverage tests we ran last Wednesday
> from the Calvert Hospital roof.   The 2M coverage proved to be pretty good,
> with two caveats:
>
>
>
>    - There was strong tropo ducting the morning of Oct 2nd which may have
>    shewed the results in a favorable manner.
>    - The new HVAC equipment on the hospital roof was not running yet.
>    Potential for a higher noise floor once it's fully operational.
>
> The 70cm coverage was rather poor compared to 2M.  Coverage to the south
> was poor.  Unsure if this is due to 70cm propagation in Calvert or poorer
> equipment/antennas being used at the various home QTH's on the 440 band.
>
>
> I would appreciate if you could get back to me with the information to
> fill in columns 4 through 7 for your station.  By antenna height, I mean
> the height above local terrain, not the height above sea level.
>
>
> I assume we'll be discussing any next steps at this Thursday's meeting.
> Hopefully I'll hear from everyone by then and have columns 4 through 7
> filled in.
>
>
> N3AE
>
>
>
>
>
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