150 Miles is in the skip zone for 30 meters. E.g. I cannot hear DK4XI-0 on 30, which is abt. 200 km. On 30 we use a network where the servers have a distance of more than 500 Miles from each other. For the shorter distances we have 2 servers on 80 meters (NVIS) which works well during the day time. Lots of QRM in the evening... It would be a good idea to do a VOACAP propagation analysis for your QTH, that has proven to be very accurate... I guess 40m would be ok for your distance to Fred. 73, Rein PA0R > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: "Fred Reiselt" <freiselt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Gesendet: 21.04.09 04:29:11 > An: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: [pskmail] Re: NA Servers > Hi Ed, > > Yes, you are pretty close to me. You are NW Georgia and I'm NE > Mississippi. NVIS would be the way to go. Or, connect to another server > further away. > > If you are seeing the other stations mentioned, then you are certainly > on the right frequency. > > 73, > Fred - WB5CON > > Ed wrote: > > Fred Reiselt wrote: > >> Hi Ed, > >> > >> I may be propagation. You can check my server page at: > >> http://wb5con.homedns.org/index.shtml to see what the WB5CON server > >> is receiving. I have had connections from NC5O and NB1X today and > >> have seen the KD4QCL server. > >> > >> 10.147.00 USB + 1000Hz should be just right. > >> > >> 73, > >> Fred - WB5CON > > > > Well I've seen both NC5O and NB1X, but you and the rest are nowhere to > > be found. QRZ tells me you are about 150 miles from me. So some type > > of low dipole etc is called for. > > > > Maybe a project for later this summer. > > > > > > Ed W3NR > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 8.5.287 / Virus Database: 270.12.1/2070 - Release Date: 04/20/09 > > 17:56:00 > > > > > > -- http://pa0r.blogspirit.com