Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 07:56:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: "John Sexton" <computernetworks@go.com>
Subject: Re: LF: LX1PD
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Thanks Dick,
That sounds like an interesting station. Perhaps he needs a different type of antenna for receive?
John, G4CNN

-----Original Message-----
From: "Dick Rollema"<d.w.rollema@freeler.nl>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Date: Mon Jun 25 05:00:08 PDT 2001
Subject: LF: LX1PD

>To All from PA0SE>
>John, G4CNN, wrote:
>
>> A good strong signal from LX1PD this afternoon. This is the first time I
>have heard him.
>> Heard Mike XDV calling him later, but with no success.
>> If you are on the Reflector, please tell us a bit about your setup. Dont
>know the name, sri.
>
>Jules is not on the reflector I think.
>He must be one of the first, if not THE first, continental station on 136kHz
>with a signal that could be heard all over Europe.
>I worked him 14 March 1999. He has send me QSL, circuit diagram and
>photographs via mail.
>
>LX1PD uses a beatifully looking valve transmitter with 8 pentodes PL36
>parallel-pushpull in the final.
>Output 1.2kW.
>The anode voltage comes from six-phase rectification of the 220/380V mains
>without a transformer.
>
>L-type aerial of 200ft, base loaded.
>
>Receivers DrakeR7A and JPS NIR 12 DSP. Jules suffers from a high local noise
>level so his reception is not too good.
>
>Jules Braun lives at Hesperange in Luxemburg, JN39BN.
>
>73, Dick, PA0SE
>JO22GD
>
>


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