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Subject: TopBand: Hill vs ocean
From: grimm@alison.sbc.edu (Kenneth D. Grimm)
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 10:05:12 -0500
And now for another totally subjective comment:

For about ten years I have been taking my Sony 2010 with me when
I go to the beach.  My 2010 DEFINITELY hears better when I am
at home in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Lynchburg,
VA than it does when I am at Tar Landing, Atlantic Beach, NC.  I notice
the same effect further north up the coast at Duck, NC.  These 
observations were made with the same telescoping antenna at
both locations.

What I consistently observe is a general reduction in signal levels on
all bands, 160 and down.  This despite a higher ground conductivity
along the NC coast (4) compared to the VA location (2).  

Yeah, I know this runs counter to what most of us expect.  It just
happened that way.  I'm irritated by it too, since I plan to retire
to the beach someday.

Ken
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       Kenneth D. Grimm                 K4XL
       grimm@alison.sbc.edu
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