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From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>
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Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 23:28:53 -0000
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Subject: Re: LF: G8IMR - stronger? ...and G3XBM on 136kHz WSPR this evening
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Yes that is what my aerial measurements said as well in rain....increased
loss resistance.....not sure though whether it is a ground effect or the
film of water on the wire.

Alan G3NYK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andy Talbot" <andy.g4jnt@gmail.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: LF: G8IMR - stronger? ...and G3XBM on 136kHz WSPR this evening


> No - no changes at all.
>
> The only difference is that it is raining now.which - by the way these
> things work - has *increased* the antenna resistance and reduced power
> output by a dB or two.
>
> Andy
> 'JNT / 'IMR
>
>
>
> On 5 January 2011 14:53, Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Andy,
> >
> > Your 136kHz WSPR beacon is coming in very well today at around -6/-7dB
S/N
> > at 188km. Have you made some further ERP improvements?  PA0A is also a
very
> > good signal too.
> >
> > I hope to be TXing on 136kHz WSPR this evening ....but with a rather
weaker
> > signal than these two. Any reports (at all) would be very much
appreciated.
> >
> > 73s
> > Roger G3XBM
> > --
> > g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/
> > www.g3xbm.co.uk
> > www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm
> > <http://vlf_grabber/>G3XBM   GQRP 1678    ISWL G11088
> >
>