I'm just curious to see if anyone has performed 6m or 2m "object bounce"
CW at QRP power levels or not. Object bounce is the term I coined to
describe the reflection and/or scattering of RF energy against something
like a mountain range or city building to enhance VHF range.
The idea came to me as a generalization of the moon-bounce method. One of
the things I wanted to try, for a long time, was moon bounce. Then I got
to thinking of how I could employ an STL with a parabolic reflector
surface behind it. Overall, the whole antenna would be smaller than an
equivalent beam array, with or without full parabolic reflector.
I'd still need QRO powers to transmit, though I have heard of some
moon-bounce contacts being successful at as low as 100 to 200W.
As you can see, my mind is wandering again...that'll be all for this
week... ;)
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