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0R25 WAVELENGTHS LONG.  THIS ANTENNA HAS A MUCH NARROWER RESPONSE HALF
POWER BEAMWIDTH 34 VS 78 THAN A DIPOLE WITH A SIGNAL IN THE PEAK OF ITS
BEAM ALMOST TWICE THE INTENSITY OF A HALF WAVE DIPOLE.  SUNSPOT MINIMUM IT
HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THERE IS A REPETITIVE PATTERN TO SUNSPOT ACTIVITY IN A
PERIOD OF ABOUT 11 YEARS.  AT THE HIGH POINT, LONG DISTANCE HF RADIO
PROPAGATION VIA THE IONOSPHERE IS GENERALLY GOOD.  AT THE LOW POINT IT IS
‰  FROM PAGE 99  ‰
/343 K5RJ/357 K5RT/341 K5TT/342 K5UO/347 K5VV/341 K5ZQ/350 K6BTT/356 K6DXX/
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