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From: "mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
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Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 15:34:49 -0000
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Subject: Re: LF: Re: another good night for TA reception
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Doug
For the distance involved you are receiving my signals and others from EU
the best at present to the West. To my the East UA0AET is the top performer
for distance.
You have consistant full copy of my signal around 0700 utc, just before my
sunrise.
73 de mal/g3kev

----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas D. Williams" <kb4oer@gmail.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2012 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: another good night for TA reception


> Mal,
>
> I am currently using an active e-probe antenna that was made by Jack
> Smith at Clifton Laboratories. I asked him to custom modify this one
> to be more sensitive than his standard version below 10 kHz, because I
> plan to use it to try to receive a TA signal on your "dreamer's band".
> He was able to make it quite sensitive down to 3 kHz at the expense of
> using some parts with a lower voltage rating, so I have to be careful
> not to short out the coax, etc. It is located about 15 meters from my
> house and the base of the antenna is a mere 3 meters above ground, and
> about 10 meters from the treeline.
>
> http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j231/Goranothos/antenna.jpg
>
> My receiver is an Icom R75 (with CW filters), preceded by an LF
> Converter of AMRAD design with a TXCO for frequency stability,
> preceded by a 500 kHz low pass filter.
>
> I also have a Wellbrook LFL1010, which is not currently in service,
> but since this season is starting off so well, I may put it back up
> for comparison with the e-probe.
>
> Over the years, I have used several different antennas for LF
> reception, including tuned longwires, homebrew e-probes that I
> constructed,  homebrew loops, but I must say I am very impressed with
> the Clifton Labs product, as well as the LFL1010, which I used last
> season. Someday I would like to construct a large ferrite core
> receiving antenna.
>
> 73,
> Doug KB4OER
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 1/1/12, mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:
> > Doug
> > Nice screen shot from you. You are receiving extremely well. What sort
of
> > antenna do you use.
> > You might also hear/see me on 500 Khz running 10W erp
> >
> > 73 es tnx
> > de mal/g3kev
>