"Steve" wrote in message
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D Peter Maus wrote:
switcher wrote:
In article .com,
"RHF" wrote:

AM Dxer's are on the Extreme and Technology has Marginalized Us.
We are in the Twilight Zone of . . . Modern AM "HD" {IBOC} Digital
Radio somewhere between Six Sigma and Infinity [.] ~ RHF


AM dxers on the xtreme ??

When my neighbours telly is on, I can't dig further into the noise ..
;-)

When there is noise on your radio, does your body feel the electricity
around ??

what would be extreme ?? sit on an island, away from electricity and
even digital camera's too (put your camera close to your receiver and
listen to the noise ..)



We had one member here, some years ago, who took his Drake SW-2 out
of town, found a stretch of Interstate highway with a steel guard rail,
and connected to that for what became an approximation of a Beverage
that was, in one case, about 12 miles long. He reported some
interesting results


I bet the guard rail didn't remain very straight across an expanse of
roughly twelve miles (though you could find relatively straight guard
rails of that length in some places).

Minor curves or twists in beverage antennas don't seem to make them
inoperative. In many DXpeditions where they are laid out it is necessary to
avoid small obstructions, whether they be a garden, a patch of trees, a rock
formation, etc. and they seem to work just great. My last experience was
aiming at central sub-Saharan Africa from the Guánica, PR beach where I put
a slightly curved beverage across a kind of rocky point, aimed east.

Steve wrote:
D Peter Maus wrote:
switcher wrote:
In article .com,
"RHF" wrote:

AM Dxer's are on the Extreme and Technology has Marginalized Us.
We are in the Twilight Zone of . . . Modern AM "HD" {IBOC} Digital
Radio somewhere between Six Sigma and Infinity [.] ~ RHF

AM dxers on the xtreme ??

When my neighbours telly is on, I can't dig further into the noise .. ;-)

When there is noise on your radio, does your body feel the electricity
around ??

what would be extreme ?? sit on an island, away from electricity and
even digital camera's too (put your camera close to your receiver and
listen to the noise ..)


We had one member here, some years ago, who took his Drake SW-2 out
of town, found a stretch of Interstate highway with a steel guard rail,
and connected to that for what became an approximation of a Beverage
that was, in one case, about 12 miles long. He reported some
interesting results


I bet the guard rail didn't remain very straight across an expanse of
roughly twelve miles (though you could find relatively straight guard
rails of that length in some places).

I'm sure you're right. One of the reasons I qualified "an
approximation of a Beverage." I believe this was in Colorado and Wyoming.

Although there's a straight stretch of 55 between St Louis and Cape
Girardeau that's nearly 20 miles with only vertical displacement for a
few hills.

David Eduardo wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
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D Peter Maus wrote:
switcher wrote:
In article .com,
"RHF" wrote:

AM Dxer's are on the Extreme and Technology has Marginalized Us.
We are in the Twilight Zone of . . . Modern AM "HD" {IBOC} Digital
Radio somewhere between Six Sigma and Infinity [.] ~ RHF


AM dxers on the xtreme ??

When my neighbours telly is on, I can't dig further into the noise ..
;-)

When there is noise on your radio, does your body feel the electricity
around ??

what would be extreme ?? sit on an island, away from electricity and
even digital camera's too (put your camera close to your receiver and
listen to the noise ..)



We had one member here, some years ago, who took his Drake SW-2 out
of town, found a stretch of Interstate highway with a steel guard rail,
and connected to that for what became an approximation of a Beverage
that was, in one case, about 12 miles long. He reported some
interesting results


I bet the guard rail didn't remain very straight across an expanse of
roughly twelve miles (though you could find relatively straight guard
rails of that length in some places).

Minor curves or twists in beverage antennas don't seem to make them
inoperative. In many DXpeditions where they are laid out it is necessary to
avoid small obstructions, whether they be a garden, a patch of trees, a rock
formation, etc. and they seem to work just great. My last experience was
aiming at central sub-Saharan Africa from the Guánica, PR beach where I put
a slightly curved beverage across a kind of rocky point, aimed east.

Thanks for making a legitimate post to this group.

"Steve" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:

Minor curves or twists in beverage antennas don't seem to make them
inoperative. In many DXpeditions where they are laid out it is necessary
to
avoid small obstructions, whether they be a garden, a patch of trees, a
rock
formation, etc. and they seem to work just great. My last experience was
aiming at central sub-Saharan Africa from the Guánica, PR beach where I
put
a slightly curved beverage across a kind of rocky point, aimed east.

Thanks for making a legitimate post to this group.

You don't think the greatest change to DX reception in about 80 years is a
valid subject?

David Eduardo wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
oups.com...

David Eduardo wrote:

Minor curves or twists in beverage antennas don't seem to make them
inoperative. In many DXpeditions where they are laid out it is necessary
to
avoid small obstructions, whether they be a garden, a patch of trees, a
rock
formation, etc. and they seem to work just great. My last experience was
aiming at central sub-Saharan Africa from the Guánica, PR beach where I
put
a slightly curved beverage across a kind of rocky point, aimed east.

Thanks for making a legitimate post to this group.

You don't think the greatest change to DX reception in about 80 years is a
valid subject?

I knew it was too good to be true...

No, your attempts at trolling are invalid.

On 21 Jul 2006 08:23:24 -0700, "Steve"
wrote:



We had one member here, some years ago, who took his Drake SW-2 out
of town, found a stretch of Interstate highway with a steel guard rail,
and connected to that for what became an approximation of a Beverage
that was, in one case, about 12 miles long. He reported some
interesting results


I bet the guard rail didn't remain very straight across an expanse of
roughly twelve miles (though you could find relatively straight guard
rails of that length in some places).


Don't they use those primatily on curves?

David Eduardo wrote:

"Steve" wrote in message
oups.com...

David Eduardo wrote:

Minor curves or twists in beverage antennas don't seem to make them
inoperative. In many DXpeditions where they are laid out it is necessary
to
avoid small obstructions, whether they be a garden, a patch of trees, a
rock
formation, etc. and they seem to work just great. My last experience was
aiming at central sub-Saharan Africa from the Guánica, PR beach where I
put
a slightly curved beverage across a kind of rocky point, aimed east.

Thanks for making a legitimate post to this group.

You don't think the greatest change to DX reception in about 80 years is a
valid subject?

Stuff your panty hose in it, prancer.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

"David" wrote in message
...
On 21 Jul 2006 08:23:24 -0700, "Steve"
wrote:



We had one member here, some years ago, who took his Drake SW-2 out
of town, found a stretch of Interstate highway with a steel guard rail,
and connected to that for what became an approximation of a Beverage
that was, in one case, about 12 miles long. He reported some
interesting results


I bet the guard rail didn't remain very straight across an expanse of
roughly twelve miles (though you could find relatively straight guard
rails of that length in some places).


Don't they use those primatily on curves?

Not when the interstate is elevate above ground level. There are some above
average terrain runs that have guard rail in a straight line going on
forever.