[Lowfer] Tree-Tenna WSPR results overnight

[jrusgrove at advancedreceiver.com]

Andy

Running the wire on the ground will not eliminate signal pickup. Suggest running coaxial cable out 
to the tree with the usual ground rods, isolation transformers and common mode chokes ... if you 
want to determine the effectiveness of just the 'tree' antenna.

Jay


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy - KU4XR" <ku4xr at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [Lowfer] Tree-Tenna WSPR results overnight


> Good day Gentlemen:
>
> As of 6 am EDST ( 11 UTC )
>
> WD2XSH/12 - 16 spots ... the most in one night for his station
>
> WG2XKA - 65 spots ... and still coming in as it is still dark
>
> WG2XXM - 138 spots ... and still coming in
>
> WG2XIQ - 80 spots .. last trace was at 5:58 am slot, then appears to have
> gone into a fade and disappeared
>
> WE2XGR - 36 spots
>
> I don't have the time this morning to compare receptions to Sun night as I have to
> have my wife at the hospital this morning for some tests to be run.. I'll try to do
> that later, just for the numbers..
>
> Weather overnight was a steady soaking rain from the passing frontal system,
> and temps in the low 40's F ... No Solar activity reported ... Have no foundation to
> base it on, but appears that band conditions were good last night ...
> The soil is saturated, and the lead-in wire is laying on the ground as I mentioned
> in my last post, I do not know what effect that may, or may not have had on the
> Tree-Tenna performance overnight..
>
> Thanks to the transmitting stations for the signals .. 73 to all for now:
>
> Andy , KU4XR
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