Return-Path: Received: from mtain-me01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-me01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.137]) by air-de02.mail.aol.com (v128.1) with ESMTP id MAILINDE021-5ea64bbbfb60173; Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:26:24 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-me01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 7EE703800009B; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 23:26:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NzLsv-0002qH-Bq for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:24:57 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NzLsu-0002q8-MH for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:24:56 +0100 Received: from defout.telus.net ([204.209.205.55]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NzLsq-0007xV-Q2 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:24:56 +0100 Received: from edmwaa02.telusplanet.net ([75.157.159.227]) by priv-edmwes74.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20100407032449.LKHZ11098.priv-edmwes74.telusplanet.net@edmwaa02.telusplanet.net> for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 21:24:49 -0600 Received: from [192.168.1.67] (d75-157-159-227.bchsia.telus.net [75.157.159.227]) by edmwaa02.telusplanet.net (BorderWare Security Platform) with ESMTP id 5F7B10456FAEA284 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 21:24:49 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <4BBBFB01.7040300@telus.net> Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:24:49 +0000 From: Scott Tilley User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: VE7TIL grabber antenna change... Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.9 required=5.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS 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-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60894bbbfb5e7d40 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Hi All The grabber antenna system has been reconfigured and now sports two 45.72m (150') loops mounted orthogonally to each other. The loops are hung in a K9AY configuration however, they are not yet setup as a K9AY type array. The plan is to configure it into a K9AY array as configured for LF by W1VD. Presently they are resonated and a dual coax feed runs back to the shack where they are phased by a VK5BR phaser box modified for 2200m use. The loops are oriented NE/SW and NW/SE. The grabber will be on the NW/SE loop until further notice to assist in trans-pacific testing with stations in Japan. This will affect the DCF39 plot, but due to the closing window of darkness not much from DCF39 is expected over the summer months at this location. If anyone has some good information on how to calibrate the bearing of an electronically steered null would save me alot of time figuring it out from scratch. tu es 73 Scott VE7TIL - CN89dk http://www3.telus.net/sthed/argo/