[Lowfer] 630 meter WSPR Full Reversal

n8tl n8tl at woh.rr.com
Sat Sep 24 12:33:42 EDT 2016


Andy....are you center feeding the dipole or end feeding the wire with 
the tree at the other end???

Tom N8TL


On 2016-09-24 11:57 AM, Andy - KU4XR via Lowfer wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> Propagation did a full reversal for me last night..
>
> 2016-09-24 01:12      DK7FC      0.475682      -26      0      JN49ik      +30      1.000      KU4XR      EM75xr      7258      4510
> 2016-09-24 10:50      WH2XCR      0.475749      -28      0      BL11je      +30      1.000      KU4XR      EM75xr      7174      4458
>
> 1 decode for each.. But I am proud of the TA decode.. for some reason, that is a very difficult path from here..
>
> I've been using a dipole / tree combo since Tues. I finally found the optimum tree connection point
> late Thursday.. and Fri. produced my first TA decode... The unbelievable thing about this setup is the noise
> reduction.. with the dipole in the air as a dipole should be.. the powerline buzz, and neighborhood noise
> is awful.. When I connected one end of the dipole to the trees ( Terminated ?? ) the noise flat out went
> away and my radio is quieter than it has ever been... can't explain that. but sure will take it ... hi - hi
>
> 73 to all, and best DX :
>
> Andy - KU4XR
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