Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10686 invoked from network); 18 Jun 2001 13:21:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 18 Jun 2001 13:21:01 -0000 Received: (qmail 18219 invoked from network); 18 Jun 2001 13:20:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 18 Jun 2001 13:20:40 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15BytL-0007yM-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:16:31 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from [213.2.16.106] (helo=rsgb.org.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15BytJ-0007yH-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:16:30 +0100 Received: from miked by rsgb.org.uk with SMTP (MDaemon.PRO.v4.0.0.R) for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:03:41 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 14:03:39 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: LF: Loops and steep skywaves Message-ID: <3B2E0A3B.4081.1092E2B@localhost> In-reply-to: <118.698000.285d4165@aol.com> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) X-Return-Path: miked@mail X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: DF6NM wrote: > However, transmitting with a magnetic loop over ground will produce vertical > skywave and groundwave radiation with equal efficiency. I remember hearing slow QSB on the transmissions of G2AJV (when I was in GW) and GW4ALG, both at about 300km. They both used loops and I have not heard QSB at less than 450km with Marconi antennas. Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT) http://www.lf.thersgb.net