[Lowfer] WG2XRS/5 72.4 kHz QRSS60 on again tonight

Dexter McIntyre W4DEX dexter.mc at gmail.com
Fri Aug 16 14:31:23 EDT 2013


John Andrews wrote:
> It's definitely ground wave, a benefit of the low frequency. Should get better with lower temps and less noise this winter.  
>
>   
John,

How will tree losses at this frequency compare with 137 kHz?  And why am 
I not seeing as much antenna tuning change with wet trees on 72 kHz as I 
do on 137 kHz?  Right now the oak foliage is more dense than it's been 
since the LF antenna was installed eight years ago.  And the tree tops 
have grown closer to the top hat wires running over them.  Top hat wires 
are #18 copperweld, probable cheap copperweld since they are rusting :(

Dex


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