[NLRS] 10GHz Sunday

[Baker, Donn B]

A comment based on another e-mail...
The bearing between Elk River and the site Gary was at isn't really over =
the downtown area... its more easterly by maybe 10*.  At the Elk River =
site, there is a huge sand pile just across the road (well, it is a =
gravel pit) and only 1 beam-width to the east of the downtown buildings. =
 Its not really possible to get a clear path on the correct heading.  In =
the past, comparing signals between Cannon Falls and Vasa from Elk =
River, the Vasa path is down quite a bit.  I've attrubited it to =
changing conditions, but it may be due to not aiming correctly.  That =
is, continuing to use downtown as the aim point, and not the correct =
heading.  (The path from Cannon Falls to Elk River (331*/151*) lies =
DIRECTLY over downtown MPLS.  From Vasa to Elk River (324*/144*) does =
not.)  One of these days, we'll have to verify that.

73 Donn
WA2VOI/0


>-----Original Message-----
>From: wb0ljc@juno.com [mailto:wb0ljc@juno.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 2:07 AM
>To: nlrs@mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [NLRS] 10GHz Sunday
>
>
>Donn and Jon had 59+ signals from Monti and 57 from Fletcher.=20
>However signals from Elk River were weaker for both ends, 53 to
>in the noise depending on QSB. These are all direct paths that pass
>over the Minneapolis buildings and because of the angle aren't really=20
>effective for bounces at such shallow angles.
>