BC stations make great QTH's. I"ve been QRV on two occasions from HRVC
(1390 KHz) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras thanks to my brother WB8VMN being chief
engineer at the time. 180' of Rohn 25G and 120 full size radials on a
mountaintop makes a pretty big signal on Top Band.
Dave/K8CC
At 07:08 PM 4/3/2005, Alek Petkovic wrote:
>I remember that Radio Netherlands made their new antenna farm available to
>hams. I think it was in the late 80's. I've probably got a qsl card of it
>somewhere.
>
>Also, here in West Australia, in the town where I grew up, is a small AM
>station, 6NA on 918kHz. My uncle, VK6XW, was the engineer there along with
>VK6PH and VK6XX. The station used to run from 6am til 11pm each day. On a
>number of occasions, after hours, the guys would fire up the vertical with
>it's 120 radials on 160m. The results were usually quite pleasing according
>to the stories from my uncle.
>
>Alek. VK6APK
>
>At 03:38 AM 4/04/2005, Pete Smith wrote:
> >Tom, N6BT, tells a similar story about a VOA curtain on Saipan. As I
> >recall it, they were only using amateur power levels, but the antenna's
> >gain and takeoff angle steering made quite a difference.
> >
> >
> >73, Pete
> >
> >At 03:04 PM 4/3/2005, Philip de Cadenet wrote:
> >
> > >Pete,
> > >
> > >It's been done.
> > >
> > >I'll try and get the gentleman concerned to pop in and tell you about
> > >the 500Kw Radio Nigeria SW TX which I think he keyed up on either 40 or
> > >20m.
> > >
> > >Steerable curtain array.
> > >
> > >He did not have a problem being heard.
> > >--
> > >Philip de Cadenet G4ZOW
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