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Re: [TowerTalk] Weird 40M Band Conditions

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Weird 40M Band Conditions
From: Adam Shirley WJ4X <wj4x@amsat.org>
Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:20:42 -0400
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CME hit this morning 8am.

There is a solar storm going on right now, so you'll have fun :)

73.

   -Adam
    WJ4X.

On 9/3/2012 12:52 PM, Djordan (personal) wrote:
> Late this morning I called CQ on 40M; had a mobile from Massachusetts come 
> back.  
> 
> On the dipole 60Ft AGL he was in the S5 noise level
> On the NVIS (8, half waves, four fed over four reflectors) he was in the 
> noise S0
> On the 3 element full size yagi ( 48ft boom) he was in the noise S4
> 
> For fun I parallel all three antennas.  With this scenario his signal went up 
> to S7 a and the noise was S5.  He reported that my signal went from S9 to 
> S9+10.  
> 
> Must be a hurricane in the F2 layer this morning.  It seems that this morning 
> the only way to optimize the path was to utilize an antenna system that has 
> multiple major lobe take-off angles... 20/50/90 degrees. fun stuff. 
> 
> I just play with these antennas... Are there any experts or Antenna engineers 
> on the list that can clarify this morning's scenario?
> 
> 73,
> Dave
> Wa3gin
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> Be Prepared Stay Prepared
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