Re: [IRCA] 1240-KLOA Ridgecrest- Modern GY conditions

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Doug Pifer - KE6GMM <oregon4wd@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm seeing some possibilities here.
> 
> Have conditions really changed that much in the last several decades
> to make 
> graveyard freq's. much different than they were? (in comparison /
> reference 
> to clears and regionals getting more crowded etc.)
> 73- Doug
>

*** Yes, big time! It's much more difficult for most of us to hear
stations at greater distances. Graveyard receptions of over 500 miles
are far more difficult today than they were 30 or more years ago. All
of the Class IV's run 1000 watts at night instead of the old 250, and
many more operate 24/7, both of which contribute to a much higher noise
floor.


Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA  ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20ID
<wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>
FM: Yamaha T-80 & APS9B @15'
AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop


	
		
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