That's fine if radio is your only interest in life. We're much happier
here.
73, Jim K9YC
On 11/17/2023 7:16 AM, mstangelo@comcast.net wrote:
Jim,
You should have stayed in Illinois and bought some farmland downstate on the
Mississippi.
I moved from a city lot in New York to an acre lot in New Jersey a couple of
miles from the ocean. When I moved here 23 years ago I was surrounded by
gentleman farmers and noise level much lower . I was was successful on 160 with
100 watts and an inverted L against radials. The noise level has steadily
increased and some farms have been replaced by townhouses.
73 Mike N2MS
On 11/16/2023 3:19 PM EST Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
On 11/16/2023 10:07 AM, Salvatore Borace wrote:
Hi Dietmar, dont pay attention for many lazy people want FT8
Salvatore,
FT8 is a weak signal mode, providing the advantage of about 15 dB more
noise rejection than CW. From my QTH near San Francisco, I haven't heard
EU on CW for 3 years; in 8 years, I've heard 6 EU stations, and two have
heard me. When I moved here from Chicago in 2006, I was able to work EU
on CW. The difference is MUCH louder noise on both ends of the QSO.
All with the same TX and RX antennas, including a 100 ft Tee-vertical, a
550 ft Beverage to EU, and a two-element array of phased loops spaced
5/8 wavelength.
73, Jim K9YC
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