No @MrMesopheric it was a complete mystery to me. The location is relatively remote, there are no buildings or even significant powerlines around the area. I wondered if there might be some solar powered monitoring equipment somewhere but I couldn't see anything. There wasn't even any camper vans which can often be a source of interference with their solar regulators etc. I'm going to have to revisit the site another time and see if the interference is still there. You are right about the coast being better than lakes for DX although this one is also relatively close to the coast.
Yes it’s essentially the same with only a few additional or slightly different rules. We have others here as well like Huts on the Air, Beaches on the Air and even Volcanoes on the Air although I’m unsure how widespread these are in other countries.
That's a *lot* of RFI. Sounds quite local. Any idea where it came from? Lakes are good, but not as good as the coast for DX!
No @MrMesopheric it was a complete mystery to me. The location is relatively remote, there are no buildings or even significant powerlines around the area. I wondered if there might be some solar powered monitoring equipment somewhere but I couldn't see anything.
There wasn't even any camper vans which can often be a source of interference with their solar regulators etc. I'm going to have to revisit the site another time and see if the interference is still there.
You are right about the coast being better than lakes for DX although this one is also relatively close to the coast.
Thanks Nick, better luck next time, 73 Nigel ZL2SEA
Thanks Nigel - yeah I'm going to have to revisit this one. I like showing my activation failures as well - not everything works out as you might hope!
The hardest Part always is to keep Snakes and Moskitos off. 😁
Thankfully there were neither at this location! I'm not so sure that I'd be trying to activate as much as I do if there were!
The curse of the hoary-headed grebe.
I'm guessing that if I had taken the T41 then things would have worked out better Nev? Time to reconsider my life choices?
So lota is like pota and sota, I never heard of this till today.
73, kq4hcu
Yes it’s essentially the same with only a few additional or slightly different rules.
We have others here as well like Huts on the Air, Beaches on the Air and even Volcanoes on the Air although I’m unsure how widespread these are in other countries.
@zl2neb there are a few lakes in my area in Alabama USA, I'm gonna engage in lota and make it popular like pota.