[NLRS] Santa Beacon

[W0ZQ at aol.com]

Dave, your 10368.300 beacon is S1 to S2   here in Bloomington on the brute 
force path.   From my house to  Downtown is about 10 or 11 miles direct.   With 
my dish set up in my  driveway, just outside the front door, I found I need 
about 9 degrees elevation  to find it on the direct bearing to downtown.   9 
degrees up probably  translates to the tops of the trees in that direction.   I 
played  around a little bit with heading, but not for too long .... direct path 
worked  best.   I wonder if a smaller less directive antenna may actually be  
better due to all the scatter.    

73,  Jon
W0ZQ


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