Chapter 8: Global Geometry – Ballistics of Radio Waves
We have engineered the electromagnetic wave, ignited the solar plasma engine that reflects it, and mapped the anomalous turbulence that can violently alter its course. Up to this point, our tactical analysis has largely focused on the vertical...
THE PROPMAGIC BIBLE: Tactical HF Operations & Ionospheric Physics
Foreword
For decades, the amateur radio community has operated on a foundation of inherited wisdom, empirical guesswork, and traditional rules of thumb. We were taught to aim our beams west at sunset and assume the higher bands we...
Haven't you ever wondered why, according to common internet propagation sites, the best radio weather should actually be prevailing? The explanation is quite simple. Those who publish these values often do not know what they are actually publishing. Because there are local current values, local dail...
After decades of abstinence, I decided in 2017 to finally get my license. Starting with a YAESU FT-857D (my beloved, comfortless workhorse), I gradually acquired more modern equipment. Since I tend towards perfectionism, this was followed by a whole zoo of microphones, antennas, measuring devices, a...