Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.24]) by air-dd04.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD043-865a4cb5d04320d; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:29:07 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mb04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id E12B9380000D4; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:29:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1P63E8-0004FL-Q9 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:26:48 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1P63E8-0004FC-By for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:26:48 +0100 Received: from out1.ip05ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.241]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1P63E6-00058B-K6 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:26:48 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AmoIACVttUxcEY29/2dsb2JhbACHZYtzjXZxvSaFSASNWg X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.57,326,1283727600"; d="scan'208";a="316339588" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.17.141.189]) by out1.ip05ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 13 Oct 2010 16:26:35 +0100 Message-ID: <002601cb6aeb$03eacf10$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <000c01cb6abb$719bb6d0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <001a01cb6acd$586783d0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <4CB5BF09.4070603@hifidelity.com> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:26:32 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: RE: Ground proximity antennas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60184cb5d03e1f99 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none I know exactly what DX is about, you only have to listen on a band and hear the others working/calling the DX. I have never failed to hear what others were hearing in fact I often copied better than most, but alas I have alway had proper elevated antennas for the job and an earth doing what an earth does and not using it as an Antenna !!!!!!!!!!!! g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Dove" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 3:15 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: RE: Ground proximity antennas > > ... except the ones you couldn't hear. > > mal hamilton wrote: > > > > Beverages are not efficient on RX either but have directional > > advantages. I have never missed any DX signals by not having one. > > G3KEV > > >