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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:02:29 -0500
From: "Andre' Kesteloot" <akestelo@bellatlantic.net>
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Cc: "Gentges K0BRA, Frank" <gentges@itd.nrl.navy.mil>
Subject: LF: Rugby ???
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Hello LF Gang,
Rugby on 16 KHz heard in Virginia, or so it seems...
Andre' N4ICK
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Frank Gentges K0BRA wrote on <lf@amrad.org>:

> LFers,
>
> I took the van out Sunday afternoon to Algonkian Park to make a dry run.
> Active antenna went up on a 24' pole.  It went up fine and just strapped
> it to the ladder on the back of the van with a couple of straps.
>
> Tentec DSP RX320 receiver ran on car battery through a cigarette lighter
> cord.  A second 12

> volt UPS deep cycle battery was added in series and then regulated down
> to 19 volts to run the Thinkpad notebook computer.  Some noise coupled
> into the audio lines from the RX320 into the notebook.  The notebook
> battery charging circuit was the source.  I built an audio isolation
> adapter to isolate the grounds between the notebook and the RX320 and it
> fixed the problem.
>
> I copied GBR near 16 kHz from Rugby UK.  I copied 3 LOWFers, DCH from
> Berlin MD, TH from Colts Neck, NJ and A3O from PA.  Also copied by ear
> the Wa2XTF beacon from Front Royal.

[...]

> Frank K0BRA
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