Re: [IRCA] PEI DXing. was: Re: Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 10-31

[Chuck <charlesh3@xxxxxxx>]

On 11/5/2012 10:38 AM, Nick Hall-Patch wrote:
> I think PEI has the inside edge to a lot of DX, Gary. We were on the 
> northern shore of Howe Bay, with a good water path to South America, 
> but in fact there was a bit of a land path to much of northern Europe 
> and the Middle East, and certainly to Asia, yet heard some amazing 
> signals.  I suspect that mucky red soil is fairly conductive, but 
> still.   And the antennas used were corner fed loops and an ALA100, 
> suburban yard antennas.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick

Newfoundland is a bunch of rocks with a thin topsoil layer yet it seems  
to be an OK place for DX, right? So I'm not so sure that soil type is 
very important for Beverages and loops.

Chuck
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