Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mi06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mi06.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.131.164]) by air-dc09.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDC093-86554d5407fe30d; Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:45:02 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mi06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 91810380002A4; Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:45:01 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PnYgj-0007i6-QQ for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:44:09 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PnYgj-0007hx-CY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:44:09 +0000 Received: from mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.49]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PnYgh-0001En-NX for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:44:09 +0000 Received: from aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20110210154401.MJLE23441.mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:44:01 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.33] (really [82.5.252.56]) by aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.3.00.04.00 201-2196-133-20080908) with ESMTP id <20110210154401.ZWAU20122.aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.2.33]> for ; Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:44:01 +0000 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:43:48 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4D5407B4.17734.13A8797@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=JvdXmxIgLJv2/GthKqHpGJEEHukvLcvELVXUanXFreg= c=1 sm=0 a=9YlaCzn6_68A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=lLQyVk88NQ7AG_A3adMA:9 a=dX2c0szcqekZhySgMk8A:7 a=wUq6eMQSQ97EP7P2sJ7aa64LaRgA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: XDV back on 137 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 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=0.0 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: 3039400cdece4d5407fd6064 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none I have been off 137kHz for a few weeks whilst playing with UHF (well, topband actually). Amazingly my antenna (12m vertical and 5 x 13m horizntal) resonated exactly on 1830kHz. Interestingly, the earth stake system that works very well on 137 needed some 18m-long radials as well to improve performance. Whilst away from LF, I have altered my antenna feed to get rid of the 3m of UR67 between the (500uH) variometer and the antenna base, having read some alarming discussion on the subject on this reflector. The variometer is now much nearer the antenna. I will now be beaconing overnight for DX and active early evening/weekends for Eu QSOs. de Mike, G3XDV ============