> >On Sat, 16 Nov 1996, Kenneth D. Grimm wrote:
> >
> > 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
and Steven Sample inquired:
>
> Were the tests taken at the same time of day and approx. same band
> condx.??
>
> Steve / n9fd (ex-AA9AX)
Yup, even listening to the same 160 mx roundtables and more to the
point, the same BBC SWBC freqs. Remember, I'm talking 10 years of
observations with nary a single case of the sigs being stronger at
the beach. Subjective, yes....but still!
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Kenneth D. Grimm K4XL
grimm@alison.sbc.edu
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