[Lowfer] Embattled E-Probe

Mon, 06 Oct 2003 12:27:46 -0800

Im testing out the hotel theory. Im on the top corner floor of a 120 ft high 
(only) hotel over looking over the pacific using the E probe.. more to 
come...

Laurence KL1X in Ixtapa Mexico

>From: "Peter Barick" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: [Lowfer] Embattled E-Probe
>Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 14:20:04 -0500
>
>was <Re: Fw: Re: [Lowfer] MP's captures>
> >>> [email protected] 10/06/03 01:13PM >>>
> >Bob,
>
> >>The E field probe is up at 25 Ft
> >>but under the other ham antennas which is really a no no.
>
> >Right.
>
> > Have you tried locating the probe in one of the pine trees in
>
> > No problem with the antenna rod contacting the branches.
> > In fact this would probably improve the S/N.
>
> >Bill A
>-----------------------------------------------
>
>Hmm? Is this too in the realm of the 1,000 foot hotel or something more
>misty, DST? Think I remembered you boring (as with drill!) into some
>hapless tree last season not to extract sap, but for extracting signals.
>I discounted it them cuz it's something I aint gunna do, but this "tip"
>now about branches harassing an e-probe, whats with dat? Why is
>cap-loading bad (when under trees, objects (first floor of a 1,000 foot
>hotel), but cap "sapping" is OK?
>
>I've heard some pines reach the heights of small hotels. Intuition and
>safety tells me to protect an e-probe by keeping it isolated in the near
>field. High and DRY, as they say, aye Bill?
>
>Peter, pining both for the answer and CST
>
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