[SixClub] re; weak signal

Thu, 18 Mar 2004 13:16:10 -0500

in your case for ground wave not high enough.,...grin
for DX 20-30 feet should do okay

[email protected] wrote:

>Also, can anyone tell me how high (ideally) I should site my homebrew
>dipole? I have antenna restrictions (i.e NONE ALLOWED) but have a colinear
>vertical up about 60' hidden in a tree. I cant get the dipole up that high
>but how high is high enough!
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>Thanks,
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:23 PM
>Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
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>>I thought it was just me! I was on .125 last night and was getting S5 - S9
>>noise but it tuned out a bit above and below that frequency. I turned off
>>anything that might have been causing interference in my shack but to no
>>avail!
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Edward Leicester" <[email protected]>
>>To: <[email protected]>
>>Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:39 AM
>>Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
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>>>the last couple of days here on the east coast have been unusual. there
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>>have
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>>>been several ground wave openings lately. from fm16, I've worked n3db,
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>>k3tkj
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>>>on several occaisions and heard kc8ihe, all up in the MD DE area. also
>>>worked n4wi in fm14. lots of noise too. not just heterodyne but noises
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>>like
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>>>AU was trying to make its way south. BPL? Nah. Hertford's too small for
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>>BPL.
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>>>Sometimes living in a smal rural area actually has it's advantages.
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>>>73 de Ed/kg4qmi
>>>---------------------------
>>>Edward Leicester
>>>EC-Perq. Co.  NCARES
>>>Hertford NC/FM16
>>>http://home.earthlink.net/~kg4qmi
>>>need logging software?
>>>go to http://www.n3fjp.com
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>>From: <[email protected]>
>>>To: <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:25 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [SixClub] re; weak signal
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>>>>Wonder if you are hearing BPL?????
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>>>>In a message dated 3/18/2004 5:42:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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>>>[email protected] writes:
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>>>>>David,
>>>>>Despite the well considered negative responses about
>>>>>what you heard on 6m last night, there was more going
>>>>>on than computer problems under your roof. I was on 6m
>>>>>AM with 4 others and the noise on the band led several
>>>>>to believe there was a band opening going on or about
>>>>>to happen. I switched over to ssb and heard wide
>>>>>heterodynes just above 50.125 and directly on 50.150.
>>>>>The "signal" on 50.150 had a beacon like rhythm or
>>>>>more accurately, CW when you are listening in the
>>>>>wrong mode. I can understand why your would think it
>>>>>was an opening.
>>>>>Mark
>>>>>KB1KBP (soon to be K1RGB)
>>>>>
>>>>>--- David-Hook <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>>>>>I was listenning in the 50-51mhz range last night
>>>>>>and heard all kinds of
>>>>>>heterodynes, but no beacons or voices.Can anyone
>>>>>>confirm if the band was
>>>>>>open?I'm using a homebrew buddipole indoors, so I'm
>>>>>>not sure exactly what I
>>>>>>was hearing.QTH is CT.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>David
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