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From: "Alan Melia" <Alan.Melia@btinternet.com>
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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 00:51:30 -0000
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Subject: LF: Re: G0MIN or good things come to those who wait.
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Where did you hide your big hammer Dave ??
Alan G3NYK
----- Original Message -----
From: <G0MRF@aol.com>
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Sent: 20 February 2004 23:58
Subject: LF: G0MIN or good things come to those who wait.


>
>
> Some time ago my local club station at Whitton operated 73 and 136kHz on a
> Friday night.
> This was a great learning experience for the club members as usually
> something dramatic would happen. Unfortunately we had to close the LF
operation as
> some fast growing conifers became entangled with the antenna. As they
belonged to
> the church next to the community centre there wasn't very much we could
> do.........G0MIN QRT!
>
> 6 months ago some nasty looking cracks appeared in one of the community
> centre's walls and after an inspection the local authority decided the
trees were
> responsible.
>
> Earlier this week 6 trees were felled and we now have an unobstructed wire
> 250 feet long with the far end attached to the church 90ft AGL.
>
> So from next week we'll be back on a Friday evening with something between
> 500mW and 1W  ERP.   Yippee  It's been too long.
>
> 73
>
> David   G0MRF
>
>