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Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone

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Subject: Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone
From: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Reply-to: Gary@ka1j.com
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:32:26 -0400
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Maine has a problem with wild goats that 
chew aluminum & hardline, best to get your 
money back while you can.

You can leave what you can't carry here in 
CT on your flee.

You're welcome.

Gary
KA1J



> I heard wild Maine blueberries were now a protected species and that
> you cannot build there.
> 
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2019, 11:45 Mpridesti via Topband
> <topband@contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> > Ray
> >
> > Didn´t you get the memo regarding Maine is now closed to any new
> > Amateur stations?  Thought it was full up!
> >
> > Ref. Fresnel zone - looks real bad :)
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mark, K1RX
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 18, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Ray Higgins <ray.w2re@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > I have two questions about fresnel zone.
> > >
> > > I just purchased 22.5/ac near the ocean near Machiasport, ME. This
> > > is in
> > the Northeast corner of Maine about 30 miles south of Eastport and a
> > Lubec. This is going to be my personal Remote Contest station! I
> > plan to be contesting from this new qth starting in 2020 but will be
> > QRV by mid 2019 for testing.
> > > This qth is anywhere between 1-3 miles from the ocean or the bay,
> > > it
> > sits on a high plateau 150´ asl thats slopes in all directions to
> > saltwater (peninsula) except N/NW. The property has a saltwater
> > river and marsh that runs the perimeter from south to north favoring
> > the NE direction,  the marsh is only 50-100' wide and 1500-2000´
> > away from the property. The land has a gradual slope to the marsh.
> > >
> > > My questions:
> > >
> > > 1.) Is the saltwater river bed/marsh wide enough to be an
> > > effective
> > field in the Fresnal Zone?
> > > 2.) What is the wavelengths needed to be within the Fresnal zone
> > > of a
> > river/marsh compared to an ocean?
> > >
> > > In this photo album (last pic) I have outlined the river saltwater
> > > marsh
> > and property boundry from a google earth shot.
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/ui79t2jFo95b29et6
> > >
> > > I´m only concerned about 80 and 160m in the Fresnal Zone.
> > >
> > > Any input would be welcomed.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ray W2RE
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
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