Return-Path: Received: (qmail 63384 invoked from network); 30 Mar 2005 23:37:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 30 Mar 2005 23:37:12 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1DGmkU-000Oog-GE for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:37:22 +0100 Received: from [192.168.67.2] (helo=ptb-mxcore02.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1DGmkU-000OoY-8q for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:37:22 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1DGmkJ-000BjP-Uv for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:37:11 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1DGmk4-00017x-9O for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:36:56 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1DGmk3-00017o-Re for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:36:55 +0100 Received: from smtp800.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.12.142]) by relay.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DGmk1-0007IC-CZ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:36:55 +0100 Received: from unknown (HELO Main) (Alan.Melia@81.131.88.111 with login) by smtp800.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; 30 Mar 2005 23:36:47 -0000 Message-ID: <001501c53581$5a938dc0$6507a8c0@Main> From: "Alan Melia" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <003901c53570$85d400c0$2102000a@ibm> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 00:21:56 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 217.12.12.142 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of btinternet.com X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=failed,none Subject: LF: Re: Low TX long wires Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.1 required=5.0 tests=MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) Hi Dick, the popular portable DX antenna has always been a kite bourne one on 136kHz in the UK. Dave G0MRF and Dave G3YXM, and Peter G3LDO have experience with these. See also this site http://www.qsl.net/g4vgo/index.htm Though this is based on top-band, the ideas are common. Cheers de Alan G3NYK alan.melia (at) btinternet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dick" To: Sent: 30 March 2005 22:36 Subject: LF: Low TX long wires > Well thanks all for the usefull info. > I was thinking of running that from a portable location out in the fields. > As an RX-antenna it is ok, but for TX I have to find something else, like a > portable vertical system with topload/capacative head etc. > > 73 > > Dick, PA4VHF > >