Re: [IRCA] TPs Nov 3rd: Holes in the Cloud

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 10:49 AM 11/3/2007, you wrote:
>Really sorry to hear how horrible things were for the rest of the TP 
>regulars on here...  It wasn't that bad here.... not great, but not 
>that bad at dawn enhancement.
>
>
>Anyway, I'm not sure of the reason for the wide difference between 
>what I heard and The Gang of Three in nearby Victoria. It could be 
>that my larger/more effective antennas and the direct look up the 
>Gulf of Georgia (toward the east coast of Asia) make a larger 
>difference in marginal conditions than they do in good ones. Hummmmmmm?


John, the differences this year are less than last season between your setup and mine.  This year, my workhorse antenna has been my West facing broadband corner fed loop, with the vertical segments being close to 50'....not too shabby.
Not quite in your league, but not too different, I think.  Still, you always outperform me for the Asians, and I outperform you with my DU signals.  Earlier in the season, my South (actually SW facing) corner fed loop performed admirably for 
DU with loads of signals.  This antenna has not been a good performer for the past few weeks.  Even when I have a decent DU morning, the W loop still acquires more signal.  A lot of this has to do with more domestic splatter from the S loop
compared to the W loop, which makes sense.  I have to think that it's your direct line of sight of Asia with an all-water path, compared to  my Vancouver Island blocked Asia path that's responsible for your superior results........Walt.


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