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Brian Whatcott
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BASIC Radio Question
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 07:05:02 GMT,
(Steven
Shelikoff) wrote:
On Mon, 15 Dec 2003 05:06:35 GMT,
(Bob) wrote:
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:31:13 GMT,
(Steven
Shelikoff) wrote:
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 11:29:19 -0500, Jean Dufour
wrote:
VHF waves work "line of sight". They may be slightly curved around the horizon but
they won't be much. So, whatever the power of the transmiter is, they won't reach
more than 25 miles before getting lost in space.
Well, not really. It all depends on antenna height. From the Jersey
shore, not only can I talk to the Cape May CG station, but also to
Baltimore and Chincoteague, Virginia. I have fairly reliable
communications with CG stations up to over 100 miles.
ducting...dangerous to rely on for reliable communications...
It must be a pretty reliable duct because I hear the Baltimore CG
station almost all the time from the Jersey Shore. It's faint of
course, but perfectly readable.
Steve
This sounds like the region of increased attenuation beyond the line
of sight between two stations. If you can pick out signal beneath
noise this extends range aways.
Brian W
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