Return-Path: Received: (qmail 21119 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2001 09:54:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Jun 2001 09:54:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 18707 invoked from network); 27 Jun 2001 09:54:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 27 Jun 2001 09:54:51 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15FBvS-0001Xj-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:47:58 +0100 Received: from protactinium.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.176] helo=protactinium) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15FBvN-0001Xb-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:47:54 +0100 Received: from [217.35.36.35] (helo=mud) by protactinium with smtp (Exim 3.22 #9) id 15FBub-00030c-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:47:05 +0100 Message-ID: <000601c0feee$ef663ba0$0100a8c0@home> From: "G3YXM" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <005d01c0fe76$e6a457e0$ad2c1bd4@rci> <3B397DCB.F87B6FD3@alg.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: LF: freq: monitor ?? Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:52:53 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Dear all, and welcome Pascal. Pascal, I would recommend building a TX with at least 200W output to begin with. Once you have made a few contacts you can improve the antenna etc. and then try QRP. I think you will be disappointed if you start with only 5W. Steve has been improving his station for years before he tried his QRP experiment and he has the advantage of quite a few stations about 100km away to give reports. Having said that, if you have a computer in the shack, it would be interesting to see how far you could go with QRSS.... On the subject of toroids: I discovered that Arrow electronics had put the price up to about £15 for the 58mm 3C85 cores when I last bought some, so beware the cost of the smaller ones too. I don't know the part numbers for the 3C90 versions. I still have some of the expensive big ones if anyone wants them. 73. Dave G3YXM g3yxm@wireless.org.uk > Hello and welcome to Pascal F5PNP! > > > To Everyone: > Many LFers in Europe and elsewhere have found local companies > that sell 3c85/3c90 ring cores, and I would be happy to update my > web-site with details of companies that sell these ring cores in > small quantities: Please Email me direct with the details! >