[Lowfer] MLS in EN90xn

[Douglas D. Williams]

Hi Mike. I don't know if Mark, operator of MLS, is subscribed to this
reflector. Might be a good idea to also post this on the LWCA message
board, or e-mail him directly. I'm sure he would love to know about any and
all receptions.

73, Doug KB4OER



On Tue, Jan 1, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Michael Sapp <wa3tts at verizon.net> wrote:

> Hi All: I was somewhat puzzled why I was having a difficult time finding
> MLS only 80 miles away. Turns out I
>
> was looking for him on my NE EWE that points about 50 deg.   With MLS
> around 280, that is 130 degrees
>
> off the main heading. Even with a 120~125 degree 3 dB beamwidth, the side
> null at 130 degress off axis is
>
> enough to almost put MLS into the noise.  capture shows MLS on my SW EWE
> antenna. At the third
>
>  tranmission sequence I switch to the NE antenna for the last dash in the
> "M" and the "L".  Then back to SW.
>
>   Explains why SIW has been elusive for me as well.....  73  Mike wa3tts
>
>
> http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag19/wa3tts/MLS_zps11f573c4.jpg
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