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    2950DX or S-9

    First DX contact I made with my S-9 was in a town of 150,000 population, with kind of noisy air waves, I called to the man(Australia 004) and he answered me back my numbers. This radio is loud, clear and crisp if you know how to work the adjustments. The "Top Gun" usually will sound like its...
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    Water Base Ground Plane?

    So your saying DX, that the first signal wave would hit strong at about 18'ft from the base at ground level(approx.) I'll see if my buddy's got his Imax yet. Thanks DX, I'll try to find a signal meter and take measurments off his antenna. 36' isn't that big of a pond on say a 5 acre parcel of...
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    Water Base Ground Plane?

    What would be an ideal diameter pond size with an Imax 2000, speaking of the angle of radiation pattern, sittin' dead center in a circular shaped pond? Could the antenna base be at ground level and work at peak efficiency? I'm thinking 4/12 watts would go a long ways with this setup :shock:
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    992/Jamaica

    Last 24 hrs. 430 Jamaican bobsled team, S.W. Oregon, today! :) 197 Loveland, Colo.-West Central Oregon. Last night 499 Tahiti