Dave Sergeant wrote:
>From Dave G3YMC
A few comments on recent mails.
Although I agree that by and large the stations with high good antennas
stand the best chance for transmitting across the atlantic, small antennas
do offer some advantages for reception. In particular, small antennas pick
up far lower local QRN levels, which is particularly important on lf.
It is worth noting that G3KEV apparantly does not hear my signals with the
large antennas he uses - several far less well equiped stations at
comparable distance copy me consistently.
Your neighbour G3XDV in his report dated Jan 16th, heard you at 329 so except
the wind happens to be in the right direction I probably will not hear you. Who
are the less well equipped stations at comparable distance that are hearing you
? I am the most Northern active in England until you get to MM0ALM near
Aberdeen.
Of course for the transatlantic work low angle radiation is a must - a high
vertical coupled with an excellent ground system does seem ideal for this.
But that is not to preclude the better equipped stations with Marconis and
similar, and there are several UK stations not on Mal's list who must have a
sporting chance.
As G3XDV says, the first thing to do is to establish if DCF39 can be copied
in the USA - I suspect if it is not received there as strongly as we hear
CFH the chances are slim.
73s Dave G3YMC
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