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Re: Topband: RX epiphany?

To: donovanf@starpower.net
Subject: Re: Topband: RX epiphany?
From: DAVID CUTHBERT <telegrapher9@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:44:31 -0600
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Bob,

with US and European stations operating top band during the winter only you
will only work them during your summer. So, you will always be subject to
higher noise at your end of the path.

   Dave

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 7:12 PM, <donovanf@starpower.net> wrote:

> Bob,
>
> If you have a choice of one or the other the choice is easy: the transmit
> 4-square as an excellent transmit array as well as an excellent receive
> array.
>
> Good luck!
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:56:45 -0700 (PDT)
> >From: Bob Kupps <n6bk@yahoo.com>
> >Subject: Re: Topband: RX epiphany?
> >Cc: topband <topband@contesting.com>
> >
> >Hi thanks to all for the replies. Sorry I wasn't clear my QTH is northern
> Thailand. The point I was trying to make is that even though it is a noisy
> part of the season it is apparently less noisy at the European latitudes.
> Unfortunately I don't have enough land to put up a 160m Xmit 4 square and
> an RX array, it will have to be one or the other....
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> >
> >Bob--
> >
> >
> >Just curious -- How is your reception around sunrise, when most of the
> thunderstorms in the Americas are in daylight, and therefore their QRN
> probably isn't reaching you?
> >
> >
> >Art, KB3FJO
> >_______________________________________________
> >UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
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