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[TowerTalk] Propagation Question on 40 meters

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Propagation Question on 40 meters
From: Lee Buller <k0wa@swbell.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 06:33:38 -0800 (PST)
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Last night, 3-16-04, I was dinking around with the new
beta release of Ham Radio Deluxe.  I was on 40 meters
with my 756PROII and a 40 meter inverted-V with the
apex at 45 feet.  The antenna is in the middle of
Kansas...in the middle of Newton...and in the middle
of my yard...broadside to east and west.  Enuf. :>)

Well, getting to know the software I was looking at
the Telnet sessions to a DX cluster.  I and saw quite
a few DX spots on 40 meters.  I learned when I clicked
on the spot the radio would change to that frequency. 
Hey, this is neat and I know this has been around for
awhile but I am just getting around to finding this
stuff.

Well, to make a long story even longer, I saw a spot
for 3B8 on CW and hit it to see if I could hear the
guy.  I did!!!!!  This guy is a heck of a long way
from Newton, KS.  This was around 0245.  He was
449...real weak...but I could copy him calling CQ. 
So, I answered him.   He came back and gave me a 559. 
Now either this guy was a slim (which I doubt) or I
have one of the best homebrew 40 meter inverted-Vs
ever made...or the propagation is just right.  To me,
this seems like an unlikely or unusual event for such
a long haul on 40 meters.  Now, I have worked DX on 40
but that was when sunspots were a little better and
the antenna was a delta loop.  I did hear some closer
in DX as well last night.

I would like to read some learned words on the
reflector as to propagation on 40 in relationship to
really crappy antennas.

To say the least, I am rather amazed, but I am curious
about all this from the middle of Kansas.

Best Regards

Lee - K0WA



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