[Lowfer] 185.3 Tonight

[Jay Rusgrove]

John

Yeah. I'll run a check early in the morning (before I go iceboating for the day)
but I think you'll need a far field test like Dex to tell the whole story. Will
be looking for your Jason transmissions or whatever you decide to run.

Jay Rusgrove, W1VD

John Andrews wrote:

> Jay,
>
> > Just a followup with a capture. You can see what I mean about signal level
> > comparison at night! All over the lot.
> > http://www.advancedreceiver.com/capture/00038.jpg
>
> Yeah, you can't tell a lot. One of the "features" of these loops is a lot of
> high angle radiation which probably enhances the fading at your distance.
> Still beats having no signal at all, which would be the alternative in my
> case. I'm still amazed that an antenna with no ground system, and surrounded
> by trees, can perform this well.
>
> I'm at a stopping point for antenna improvements. Am diverting my energies
> to stuff like Jason, Wolf, and so on. Will hopefully have something on the
> air tomorrow night.
>
> John A.
>
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