Return-Path: Received: from mtain-df04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-df04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.216]) by air-db01.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB013-86434ca74e062cd; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 11:21:42 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-df04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id ACB35380000D4; Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:21:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1P23ss-0007Vg-8a for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:20:22 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1P23sh-0007VB-Po for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:20:11 +0100 Received: from imr-db01.mx.aol.com ([205.188.91.95]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1P23sh-0006LD-Ah for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 16:20:13 +0100 Received: from mtaout-da05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.133]) by imr-db01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o92FK1nD016461 for ; Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:20:01 -0400 Received: from Black (nrbg-4d0738e0.pool.mediaWays.net [77.7.56.224]) by mtaout-da05.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 52F39E000085 for ; Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:20:00 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <65DFBC8F38CD4AF48A62C61B6BC4DCC4@Black> From: "Markus Vester" To: References: <4CA5E86D.1070208@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <6F6098420211436FABB78BE04E5F8FAD@JimPC> <000901cb6215$2db60550$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <4CA7096F.7070307@freenet.de> <25B77CFFDA13430086BE150894C4D3C3@Black> <5C71BB4133A642F7A2D06B26B567880D@Black> In-Reply-To: Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 17:19:54 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16669 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite experiment Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005D_01CB6256.0799F1B0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=HTML_40_50,HTML_MESSAGE, MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME 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: 3039ac1d40d84ca74e042dac X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01CB6256.0799F1B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 16:45: Unfortunately the attempts to restart the generator have failed= , so no possibility to transmit on 6470 Hz. Now Stefan is finally pack= ing up and calling it a day. He is really looking forward to come home= and go through the reception reports! Many thanks to all involved, and also my congratulations to Jacec for= his excellent reception at 902 km. Greetings from Nuernberg, MArkus, DF6NM PS: sri typo in my last message - the long chirping dash started aroun= d 12:25, not 11:25.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Markus Vester=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 3:44 PM Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite experiment Update at 13:30: Generator still down, but Stefan is physically work= ing hard trying to get the motor running again. The long dash 11:25 to= 12:54 was sent using the small 12 V PA and car engine running. The no= ticable chirp (~ 18 mHz down) was attributed to sagging supply voltage= for the DDS crystal. Best 73, MArkus ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Markus Vester=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 2:26 PM Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite experiment Latest update at 12:25: Kite still up. But at 11:38 the generator= ran out of fuel, and Stefan's still struggling to start her up again.= 73, Markus ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Markus Vester=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 1:48 PM Subject: LF: Re: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite experiment Stefan has fixed the PA problem and is getting > 1A antenna curr= ent. Today this requires only about 400 W input, due to favourable wet= ground conditions. The DFCW keying is somehow not working, so Stefan has basically= transmitted a long carrier since 10:50. He has manually shifted the= frequency down by 0.05 Hz at 11:20, and back up at 11:30. Best wishes,=20 Markus ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Markus Vester=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 12:37 PM Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite experiment yes. The rain has ceased, and the kite is going up well. Stefa= n had a problem in his "big" PA, so since 10:15 he is using about 300= W from the smaller one. Antenna current about 0.6 A. Frequency measur= ed here is 2.3 mHz below 8970 Hz. Regards,=20 MArkus (DF6NM) ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01CB6256.0799F1B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
16:45: Unfortunately the attempt= s to restart=20 the generator have failed, so no possibility to transmit on 6470 Hz.= Now Stefan=20 is finally packing up and calling it a day. He is really looking forward to come home and go=20 through the reception reports!
 
Many thanks to all involved, and also= my=20 congratulations to Jacec for his excellent reception at 902=20 km.
 
Greetings from Nuernberg,
MArkus, DF6NM
 
 
PS: sri typo in my last message= - the long=20 chirping dash started around 12:25, not=20 11:25. 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, October 02,= 2010 3:44=20 PM
Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's 7th= VLF kite=20 experiment

Update at 13:30: Generator still do= wn,=20 but Stefan is physically working hard trying to get the motor= running=20 again. The long dash 11:25 to 12:54 was sent using the small 12 V PA= and car=20 engine running. The noticable chirp (~ 18 mHz down) was at= tributed=20 to sagging supply voltage for the DDS crystal.
 
Best 73,
MArkus
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, October 02,= 2010 2:26=20 PM
Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's= 7th VLF kite=20 experiment

Latest update at 12:25: Kite stil= l up. But at=20 11:38 the generator ran out of fuel, and Stefan's still=20 struggling to start her up again. 73, Markus
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, October= 02, 2010 1:48=20 PM
Subject: LF: Re: Re: DK7F= C's 7th VLF=20 kite experiment

Stefan has fixed the PA problem= and is=20 getting > 1A antenna current. Today this requires only about= 400 W=20 input, due to favourable wet ground conditions.=
 
The DFCW keying is somehow not= working, so=20 Stefan has basically transmitted a long carrier since 10:50.&nbs= p;He=20 has manually shifted the frequency down by 0.05 Hz at 11:20= , and back=20 up at 11:30.
 
Best wishes,
Markus
----- Original Message -----=
Sent: Saturday, October= 02, 2010=20 12:37 PM
Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC= 's 7th VLF=20 kite experiment

yes. The rain has ceased, and= the kite is=20 going up well. Stefan had a problem in his "big" PA, so since= 10:15 he=20 is using about 300 W from the smaller one. Antenna= current=20 about 0.6 A. Frequency measured here is 2.3 mHz below 8970=20 Hz.
 
Regards,
MArkus=20 (DF6NM)
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