Return-Path: Received: (qmail 63000 invoked from network); 14 Sep 2004 02:02:16 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore02.plus.net) (192.168.71.3) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 14 Sep 2004 02:02:16 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1C72gO-000Lw5-OG for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:04:37 +0100 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1C72gO-000Lvj-Cu for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:04:36 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1C72e7-0002cX-N8 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 02:02:15 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1C72dl-00025n-A1 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:01:53 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1C72dk-00025e-Ut for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:01:52 +0100 Received: from ms.genesis-technology.com ([63.171.43.8]) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1C72dg-0004UK-SQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 14 Sep 2004 03:01:53 +0100 Received: from [192.168.0.100] (rev-65.165.20.192.genesiswireless.us [65.165.20.192]) by ms.genesis-technology.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i8E21Rxq013260 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:01:27 -0500 Message-ID: <4146518C.5090802@genesiswireless.us> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 21:03:56 -0500 From: WE0H Mike User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.2) Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: In-Reply-To: X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.36 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 63.171.43.8 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of genesiswireless.us X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no,RATWR10_MESSID=0.111,TW_XD=0.077 Subject: Re: LF: wd2xdw on test Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) Laurence, Rain doesn't bother the tuning on a TX loop like it does on a vertical. Only wind will make the tuning move around but still not too bad. Nice to hear another fellow looper. Try #8 THHN wire for your loop as it will increase the current quite a bit over #14 wire. Still with 5a of loop current, you should get a signal all over NA. I ran .7a of loop current and could get over 1000 miles with QRSS-30 on a #12 loop. -- Mike WE0H WD2XGI Laurence KL1X wrote: > Part 5 WD2XDW is testing as XDW qrss 30 with CW ID at beginning at 6 > wpm on 137.7750. Tx power is 80 W input with about 5A Aerial current > into the E/W loop for the moment. The loop is I think 14 gauge > stranded with a circum of around 300 ft - so we can improve there I > think. > > Tx is G0MRF 300Watter driven by W@G PS30 at twice Fo using On7YD QRSS > software > > Conditions started more poorly and I havent seen dcf39 yet... > > Ill leave the tx up all night and hope it doesnt rain! > > > Laurence > em26aq