I was there! Tape measure beam, Baofeng HT (no visible signal levels), and a switched
60 dB attenuator. I got close, kinda sorta! At the Nazarene Church on 254, I got a reading
of 160-170 degrees. Went down the road a bit, another reading said 270 degrees
(obviously a false reading). At the Moose hall, another 270 degree reading. From the
Big Lot parking lot I had a reading of 90 degrees! What?!? So the 2 270 degree readings
were incorrect.
Looking to the skies west of Staunton the clouds were getting darker and all my antennas
and computers were hooked up, so at 7:34 pm I had to pack it in and head home to
shut down the station.
I have a bow-tie antenna that I have to figure out how to use. Maybe that will help me
avoid the erroneous readings. Who knows?
Bob, you crafty fox! Keep up the good work.
David AD4TJ