For Skimmer comparisons signals have to be on the air at the same time and the transmitting stations not to far apart from each other. In that case there is no statistical noise. But I would not expect the here claimed 20db difference.
73 Peter -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Tope Sent: Donnerstag, 14. August 2014 23:04 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: Modeling the proverbial "vertical on a beach" On 8/13/2014 6:28 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: >> > > But skimmer, which displays a relative level, does not show the level > difference. > > Skimmer shows about the same peak levels, but the stations closer or > over salt water paths (not localized salt water) have longer openings > but no more level for peak level. Anyone can look at that. > > K3LR is about as strong into Europe, when I look at skimmer levels, as > someone on the coast. > > The exceptions are people right next door to Europe (like VY1). > > > 73 Tom Tom, How much skimmer data did you mine before establishing a firm conclusion that the advantages of saltwater proximity are exaggerated? Myself, I think of how well AA7JV and HA7RY have done at various locations using antennas that were very close to or in some cases literally in the saltwater. The consistency of their topband signals compared to Dxpeditions who were confined to inland locations seems to point to a big advantage. I'll admit, however, that this hypotheses comes about from anecdotal observations filtered through a mental lens that is biased towards believing saltwater is a huge advantage. I think using skimmer is an excellent approach to this question provided of course that you have mined enough data to filter out the statistical noise. 73, Mike W4EF................... _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
