Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21867 invoked from network); 17 Jun 2001 07:13:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 17 Jun 2001 07:13:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 2791 invoked from network); 17 Jun 2001 07:12:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 17 Jun 2001 07:12:50 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15BWeF-00013m-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:07:03 +0100 Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15BWeE-00013h-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:07:02 +0100 Received: from oemcomputer (man-s106.dialup.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.41.233]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.11.3/8.11.3/Debian 8.11.2-1) with SMTP id f5H76LZ03785 for ; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:06:21 +0100 Message-ID: <004d01c0f6fb$ca6959e0$e929f7c2@oemcomputer> From: "John Rabson" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <118.698000.285d4165@aol.com> Subject: LF: Re: Loops and steep skywaves Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:04:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 12:10 AM Subject: LF: Loops and steep skywaves [...] >Apparently I am seeing the >superposition of the (attenuated) groundwave plus a variing-delay skywave, >whose polarisation has either been modified by [...] or by a horizontal >current-component in the transmitting antenna. If the skywave is of useful strength does this mean that it is worth trying a horizontal radiator, which could be as much as a half wave in length if you have the real estate available? There is a disused airfield near here. Now if I spoke nicely to the owner... 73 de John Rabson G3PAI