Re: [Swprograms] BBCWS American coverage

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good idea except for the auroral zone. It would be better to have it south of
the US than north of it. Or inside the southern tip of TX. 73, Glenn Hauser

--- Kevin Anderson <k9iua@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have long felt that there should be a major relay site in the
> high plains of Canada, near the U.S. border.  Both eastern and
> western U.S. cities, plus all of the Gulf Coast and Caribbean
> would fall into the single hop reception zone on a number of
> frequencies, particularly during low sunspot times.  The soils
> of the region would also provide decent ground conductivity.
> 
> It wouldn't consistently help me, unfortunately, as I would be
> too close most of the time (although I do regularly get good
> reception from Canadian hams in that region, particularly on 40
> meters).  But it would sure help others in the more populated
> parts of the U.S.
> 
> Kevin Anderson
> 



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