[Lowfer] XSR 166.5 kc at mid day in NC

Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:52:47 -0500

Can you say Ashlock Loop needed??? Rain, ice, nor snow bugs the Ashlock
Loop.

Mike>WE0H
http://www.we0h.us/lf
"WEOH" on 185.3026kc
QRSS 30 & -.-.  .--

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of LarryP WB3ANQ
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 12:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] XSR 166.5 kc at mid day in NC

Dex,

I got email from Bill Bowers this morning saying :

there is a drizzly rain here and water is dripping
off the antenna.  The antenna current is now down by nearly 50% from when it
was dry.

I did see a few bits and pieces of his signal around 7am.

Larry

Dexter McIntyre W4DEX wrote:

>I ran overnight on XDW, moved to WEB just before sunrise.  QRN was
>moderate.  No signal detected on either freq.  After sunrise I tuned in
>XSR.  Great signal all morning and still pounding in at mid day.  Argo
>level indicator shows XSR running 25 to 30 db above noise.  Mid day
>capture can be seen at:
>
>http://w4dex.com/argo/XSRmidday06oct03.jpg
>
>Dex
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