Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12824 invoked from network); 21 Feb 2000 14:24:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by bells.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 21 Feb 2000 14:24:05 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12Mteb-0007nT-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 21 Feb 2000 14:17:37 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be ([134.58.10.6]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12MteY-0007nO-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 21 Feb 2000 14:17:34 +0000 Received: from LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be (LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.80.15]) by mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id PAA78284 for ; Mon, 21 Feb 2000 15:17:26 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.20000221161500.3787f230@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> X-Sender: pb623250@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 16:15:00 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rik Strobbe" Subject: Re: LF: Weekend activity In-reply-to: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: At 09:35 21/02/00 +0000, G3OLB wrote: >Thank you Alan for the good reports - no change in Tx or antenna but >some ground system improvements - now includes long sheep fencing and >copper pipe thrown into pond (narrowly missing goldfish!) - antenna >current now nearly 3 amps with 200 watts. Great ground system Tom, 3 Amps with only 200 Watts means a loss of about 22 Ohms. I can't get more than 1.9 Amps into my antenna with 450 Watts RF (125 Ohms loss) Live (on LF) is not fair ... :-( 73, Rik ON7YD