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Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:52:42 -0700
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Laurence

54KHz MFSK is likely NPG as it is on, the 135.93 freq is presently 
inactive.  I make the lower freq of it here at ~55.46KHz +50Hz for the 
upper component.

CKN continues to idle on 133.1KHz and 76.2KHz.

I guess I should finish my mini-whip!

73 Scott


Laurence KL1X wrote:
> Gary thanks - this pulsing is Im pretty sure a data sig - It resides 
> on 134.1 Khz and has a fade pattern, but so do local sources so Im 
> still not sure. Ill check during the heat of the day -
>  
> Ive lashed  up the mini whip and the concierge here at the hotel 
> managed to find me a short length of 30mm diam white pipe - ok I dont 
> have the end caps but tape covers the open end and the bottom is open 
> to the air here. Its being hosted on one of those 20 bucks 8m long 
> fishing poles.
>  
> First impressions are - good, real good. No Imod  (but there arent any 
> big MW stations here) and a lot better than my bottom loaded wire - 
> getting the cap up high really has improved the s/n - I again 
> decoupled the incoming thin coax to the frame and that knocked off the 
> crud. I guess I have the device about ten feet above the roof.
>  
> The only difference to the  original design is a slightly longer (cap) 
> aerial, added another few cms there,  and the inter-stage coupling 
> increased to 680pF from 560pF, only because thats what they have and 
> not to improve the LF side
>  
> I can hear JJY on 40, weakly at the moment, and  60Khz, Loran is S9+, 
> mfsk on 54Khz (s9)  background night-time sits at around S5 with 
> tstorm peaks to 9+10 - this is with the R75 with no pre amps on - a 
> lot of drive, but not overly so - but it looks good, and Ill drag this 
> round as my aerial of choice in the future -   Ok ill have to add them 
> end caps to keep the water out, but that can wait for a day.
>  
> Build time was 1.5 hours from the first attempt at cutting the single 
> sided board with a hacksaw!
>
> My thanks to PA0RDT -  Ill monitor DCF39 overnight and the EU 136Khz 
> window but I think we are still a little disturbed (radio wise)
>  
> Laurence G4DMA in 9V1
>
>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     From: g4wgt@tiscali.co.uk
>     To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>     Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 09:55:20 +0100
>     Subject: LF: RE: Tstorms in Singapore (no surprise there)
>
>     Hi Laurence,
>      
>     I have looked at my freq lists & there are 2 Datatrak frequencies
>     shown nearby at 133.20KHz in UK & 133.24KHz in Argentina, having
>     listened to the UK one it seems to have a sort of pulsing warble.
>      
>     Pleased you managed to get the mini-whip parts, I think it is so
>     good I am mainly using it instead og the G3LNP loop beacauce its
>     not as restricted on frequency coverage & so small.
>      
>     73
>      
>     Gary - G4WGT
>      
>      
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>     [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]*On Behalf Of *Laurence
>     KL1X
>     *Sent:* 09 August 2006 03:42
>     *To:* lowfer@lwca.org; rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>     *Subject:* LF: Tstorms in Singapore (no surprise there)
>
>     Its Singapore's national day (41 years on 9th Aug) and we have had
>     natural fireworks here as well as man made, so I took the
>     lightning aiming point off the top of the hotel roof until the bad
>     weather passes. The vertical is some 20ft above the highest
>     lightning rod and I cant afford the law suit.  As well as that LF
>     is poorer than off late and Ive lost some of my longer range ndb
>     markers -
>      
>     Scott - I have a birdie on 133.1 Khz  or so, warbles away most of
>     the time but I dont think its that Canadian - suspect some
>     controller somewhere here.  
>      
>     Managed to get all the bits for the PAORDT  Mini-whip
>     here including the 2N5106's, but again I had to go to all the
>     components shops at the Mecca for all radio hams the Sim Lim
>     area .. 4 sing dollars each. J310 50 cents sing  (1.5 sing to 1 usd)
>      
>     73
>     Laurence OJ11
>     (we get a day off work)
>
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