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Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 10-14-- Barely Average
Hi Nick,
Thanks for your comments. Despite the fact that Puyallup is quite a
mediocre DXing location, the 9' box loop has certainly been a real thriller since
I deployed it on October 3.
The general TP bearing direction is around 310 degrees, so I usually set
the loop facing that way when I start DXing each morning. That bearing seems
to work well in general, although sometimes I need to change the loop
bearing to null out a pest to the north or south (Vancouver, Seattle or
Portland), leaving a bearing less than optimum for TP chasing, but still
acceptable for splatter-free reception.
The 9' (side) loop has received 8 mew TP's for me since it was set up on
October 3rd, including several that I had never heard at Grayland. The
dimensions and construction are detailed in the PVC Loop article posted on
_http://www.dxer.ca_ (http://www.dxer.ca) , _http://www.am-dx.com_
(http://www.am-dx.com) and the Yahoo Ultralightdx site. If a DXer has a decent back yard
(and tolerant neighbors), this $52 gain monster may be just the trick for
exciting DX.
73, Gary
In a message dated 10/14/2009 9:33:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
nhp@xxxxxxxx writes:
At 16:22 10/14/2009, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>Like Dennis and Colin reported, TP propagation may have been slightly
>better this morning, but not by much. A general scan of the band (on the
9' box
>loop) looked like this:
Judging by what you're hearing compared with the rest of us Gary, that 9'
box loop is doing very well indeed. What direction do you have it
oriented?
Nick
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Nick Hall-Patch
Victoria, BC
Canada
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