Conditions have been pretty good this week . . . and there has also been
quite a few NA stations coming on the band. (I usually come on for about an
hour at 00.30Z, as that seems to be when propagation is best, based on
received signal strengths on NA RBN stations)
Although it's hard to be sure, but it seems that my slight Antenna
improvements after putting my Dipole back up after the terrible gales we had
over here have made my Tx signal a little stronger. (basically this involved
putting a taller mast at one end, to get it about 10 feet above of the trees
that have grown taller over the past decade, and were getting near the wire
- I'm pretty sure this causes loss due to absorption by the trees).
Roger G3YRO
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