Return-Path: Received: (qmail 7906 invoked from network); 20 May 2000 12:32:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by teachers.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 20 May 2000 12:32:46 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12t8MM-00035s-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 20 May 2000 13:28:02 +0100 Received: from [199.172.152.110] (helo=gigi.excite.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12t8ML-00035n-00 for RSGB_LF_GROUP@BLACKSHEEP.ORG; Sat, 20 May 2000 13:28:01 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from bubbles.excite.com ([199.172.153.29]) by gigi.excite.com (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with ESMTP id <20000520122749.RGL14621.gigi.excite.com@bubbles.excite.com> for ; Sat, 20 May 2000 05:27:49 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <30759817.958825669893.JavaMail.imail@bubbles.excite.com> Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 05:27:49 -0700 (PDT) From: "john sexton" To: RSGB_LF_GROUP@BLACKSHEEP.ORG Subject: LF: Re: QRV on 136 and Puckeridge tests MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Excite Inbox X-Sender-Ip: 62.7.153.15 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi Jim and All, I worked M0BMU/P at 0900 this morning, my first QSO on LF and got 569 from him. Naturally I am delighted, but now see that more work on the Antenna is required. My thanks must go to G0MRF for his patience with many questions while building his latest design, which seems to work very well - many amps going in, but nothing getting hot even with the fan off. I would also like to thank many other members of the Lowfer community for much helpful advice and information via the reflector and privately, without which it would not have been possible to get going on this band. Jim, I listened carefully to several QSOs during the remainder of the morning and did notice a distince difference between the antennas. At this QTH the Small Antenna was just over S9 (approx 2dB), whereas the Big Antenna was just under S9 by approx the same amount. So for me the difference was about 3 to 4 dB, with the Small Antenna being slightly stronger. >From other comments, I suspect this is a matter of direction, but there could be other reasons. 73s John, G4CNN, IO91ML (Caversham, just north of Reading) _______________________________________________________ Get 100% FREE Internet Access powered by Excite Visit http://freelane.excite.com/freeisp