Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26542 invoked from network); 17 May 2000 13:59:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by grants.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 17 May 2000 13:59:33 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12s4FQ-0002Od-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 17 May 2000 14:52:28 +0100 Received: from gate3.oss.akzonobel.nl ([192.87.3.7]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12s4FN-0002OR-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 17 May 2000 14:52:25 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (from fwmaster@localhost) by gate3.oss.akzonobel.nl (8.9.1a/8.6.12) id PAA26950; Wed, 17 May 2000 15:51:17 +0200 (MET DST) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: by gate3.oss.akzonobel.nl via smap (V1.3) id sma026502; Wed, 17 May 00 15:50:41 +0200 Received: by ras1.oss.akzonobel.nl with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Wed, 17 May 2000 15:50:41 +0200 Message-ID: <81B84E03FF6FD21197060000F87B128701ED6174@capella2.oss.akzonobel.nl> From: "Laken, W.H.P.A. van der \(Wil\)" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org, pa0pdo@amsat.org Subject: LF: Weekend report PI4OSS Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 15:50:39 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Last weekend 13/14 May, I had the opportunity to work a few hours from a windmill in my home town Oss. The (club)callsign was PI4OSS, the locator JO21ss Power abt 400 Watts Aerial: single wire combined with the lightning protection wiring. (Highest point 36 meters over streetlevel) see: Webpage ON7YD - "Using a non isolated antenna tower as LF-antenna" option 2 I used a transformer (GW4ALG design) to connect the coax to the aerial on the 'cold' side of the coil. Stations worked (standard cw only) 13/05 18:21UTC DF7VX 559 559 ON4ZK 599 599 G3KEV 579 589 PA0MJK 579 599 GW4ALG 569 579 G3XTZ 569 579 G3LDO 469 569 DL3FDO 469 559 ON7YD 589 599 DQ0KBM 599 599 2155 UTC MM0ALM 579 559 14/05 0700 UTC G4GVC 579 599 PA0SE 599 599 tnx Dick for S9+13dB rprt DK8KW 599 599 tnx Geri for 85 dBu rprt ON7YD 599 599 G3AQC 579 589 G3OLB 569 579 DJ7RD 559 579 GW4HXO 459 579 DL1SAN 569 579 OZ1KMR 579 559 OK1DTN 459 549 G3BDQ 569 579 0944 UTC SM6PXJ 559 549 QSL cards will be send as soon as I have my station up and running again at home ;-) Sorry but I did not have the opportunity to send a message to the reflector. 73 Wil (PA0BWL)