Return-Path: Received: from mtain-db12.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-db12.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.96]) by air-mc01.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMC011-a8454cf939b1fe; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:40:49 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-db12.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 917AB3800014D; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 13:40:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1POaYA-0007s7-Fj for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:40:06 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1POaY9-0007ry-Uc for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:40:05 +0000 Received: from smtp4-g21.free.fr ([212.27.42.4]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1POaY5-0006Rv-UQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:40:05 +0000 Received: from [192.168.0.1] (unknown [82.247.200.10]) by smtp4-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4261E4C816F for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 19:39:57 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <4CF9397C.8090007@online.fr> Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:39:56 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Jean-Pierre_M=E9r=E9_=28F1AFJ=29=22?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; fr; rv:1.9.2.12) Gecko/20101027 Thunderbird/3.1.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <4CA5E86D.1070208@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <6F6098420211436FABB78BE04E5F8FAD@JimPC> <000901cb6215$2db60550$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <4CA7096F.7070307@freenet.de> <25B77CFFDA13430086BE150894C4D3C3@Black> <5C71BB4133A642F7A2D06B26B567880D@Black> <65DFBC8F38CD4AF48A62C61B6BC4DCC4@Black> <4CF78D62.9070403@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <4CF923F3.5070407@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> In-Reply-To: <4CF923F3.5070407@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: VLF: DK7FC's 9th VLF kite experiment Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: 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-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40604cf939af1c64 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Hello Stefan , Ok ! will be qrv for listening around 08:00 utc 73 Jean-Pierre f1afj JN06ht Le 03/12/2010 18:08, Stefan Sch=E4fer a =E9crit : > Dear VLF/LF group, > > I will do my 9th VLF experiment* tomorrow, saturday 4th December.* The= permission for a 300m vertical antenna is available!=20 > The wind forecast changed again and tomorrow is a very suitable day with= stable wind and some sun. Anyway the temperature is=20 > about -6 =B0C. The forecast says that the wind will come up arround 9 UT= C and it was shown that the 24h forecast is very=20 > accurate to the truth. Thus i plan to *start transmitting arround 9 UTC*= . This may be unfavourable for a TA contact but it=20 > just makes no sense before sunrise here without wind. So we need a even= greater wonder ;-) > > My planned program (if all works well) is: > -Trying to use the 300m vertical on 8970 Hz. At 550W this may radiate up= to 100 mW ERP! > -Transmitting a long carrier (about 40 minutes) and after that a short= message in DFCW-600 on 8970.00000 Hz (50 mHz DFCW-shift) > -Transmitting a CW on 8970 message for a local test (recording in 4.7 an= d 17 km distance) > -Maybe transmitting a short message in DFCW-120 on 8970 Hz > -Transmitting DFCW-600 on 6470 Hz. I have to use the 200m antenna for th= is. > -Transmitting DFCW-600 on 5170 Hz. Since the coil is improved now i can= manage to feed more power in the system. The last time=20 > it was 150W. Maybe i can reach the full 550 W this time. > -Building up the 137 kHz system during the VLF transmissions and doing= some resonating tests with the 200m and 300m antenna. > -Transmitting CW (137.7) and DFCW-4 (137.7) and DFCW-60 (137.777 or 136.= 320, after talking to Markus or the other QSP partner). > -Maybe coming back to 8970 just befor sunset > -Trying to reach as most stations as possible. > -Trying to make a new distance record, e.g. 4X1RF on 8970 Hz in 2873 km= and/or EI8JK on 6470 Hz in 1310 km. > -all i have forgotten > > The signals are tracked by a GPS module and are transmitted by using DL4= YHFs SpecLab! The accuracy is about 10 ppb. > > You can follow the activity on many grabbers. Mine is in 40.00 km distan= ce and is the nearest one. As usual, 8970 Hz can be=20 > watched at http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/schaefer_vlf/DK7FC_VLF_Grabb= er.html , 6470 Hz and 5170 Hz at=20 > http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/schaefer_vlf/DK7FC_VLF_Grabber2.html = (the VLF-PC has had a power supply failure tonight.=20 > This has been exchanged today, so some windows (especially 6000 and 6000= 0)) have lost some data. I hope it works now... > The 4X1RF grabber which is one of my goals is available at http://qsl.ne= t/4x1rf/vlf/vlfgrabber.htm. There are several other=20 > grabbers that have and will be announced here. > > All reports are very much appreciated! > > Wish you fun and low noise :-) > > Best 73, Stefan/DK7FC > > > > > Am 02.12.2010 13:13, schrieb Stefan Sch=E4fer: >> Dear VLF/LF group, >> >> The wind forecast is still promising and so i announced my next VLF/LF= kite experiment at the german air traffic control and=20 >> will get the permission for a 300m vertical antenna during daytime. The= WX is promising on saturday _and_ on sunday. Thus i=20 >> will decide the day tomorrow since the forecast becomes most probably= as estimated 24 hours before. My favorite day is saturday. >> So, i will inform you tomorrow more detailed about the planned program. >> >> Will someone try an attempt to receive that signal? :-) >> >> 73, Stefan/DK7FC >