Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd04.mx.aol.com (rly-dd04.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.151]) by air-dd05.mail.aol.com (v123.3) with ESMTP id MAILINDD053-b7049bd7f4c23e; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:21:16 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd04.mx.aol.com (v123.3) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD042-b7049bd7f4c23e; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:21:02 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LiyhU-0000jL-KC for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:20:56 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LiyhU-0000jB-37 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:20:56 +0000 Received: from smtp5.freeserve.com ([193.252.22.151] helo=smtp6.freeserve.com) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LiyhR-00038Q-Lq for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:20:56 +0000 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3524.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1FAEF1C00086 for ; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:20:48 +0100 (CET) Received: from AGB (unknown [91.110.65.135]) by mwinf3524.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id CC6EF1C00085 for ; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:20:47 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20090315222047837.CC6EF1C00085@mwinf3524.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: From: "Graham" To: References: <200903141634.37933.ve8rt@xplornet.com> <8bf118410903151024k69053f8cs345c4673ad93deec@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <8bf118410903151024k69053f8cs345c4673ad93deec@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:20:47 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8064.206 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8064.206 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: Getting started, maybe Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C9A5BC.4A1C1980" 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_20_30,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-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C9A5BC.4A1C1980 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was looking on google earth ... looks to be a lot of sea planes about ..= that would prevent any high mast ?? the location looks a bit tricky ......a low long wire may be good .. but c= an you get one out , looks to have roads all round ? G ..=20 From: Dave Pick=20 Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 5:24 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: Re: LF: Getting started, maybe Ron=20 I would recommend a loop antenna, there are various designs around such as J= im M0BMU's design, http://www.wireless.org.uk/BPloops2.pdf Even though you're in the middle of nowhere there, you should stand a chance= of getting some of the US 500kHz stations ( www.500kc.com ) going under the= calls WD2XSH and WE2XGR with numerical suffixes identifying the individual=20= stations. We in the UK have 10W ERP but it won't be easy to get right over to you... Maybe you could contact some of the US stations in the North and do some tes= t with them first? Good luck! Dave G3YXM. 2009/3/14 Ron Thompson : > I've been reading the occasional posting to the list, wondering if I cou= ld > find some time and money to work with. As we do not yet have licences for > the 500KHz band, the best place to start would be setting up for receiving= . --=20 G3YXM IO92BK Birmingham UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.13/2001 - Release Date: 03/14/09 0= 6:54:00 ------=_NextPart_000_00DD_01C9A5BC.4A1C1980 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was looking on google earth ... looks to=20= be a=20 lot  of  sea planes about .. that would prevent any high mast=20 ??
 
the  location looks a bit tricky .....= ..a low=20 long wire may be good .. but  can you  get one out , looks to have= =20 roads all round ?
 
G ..

From: Dave Pick
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Getting started, maybe

Ron

I would recommend a loop antenna, there are vario= us=20 designs around such as Jim M0BMU's design, http://www.wireless.org.uk/BPloops2.pdf
Even=20 though you're in the middle of nowhere there, you should stand a chance of=20 getting some of the US 500kHz stations ( = www.500kc.com ) going under the calls WD2XSH and=20 WE2XGR with numerical suffixes identifying the individual stations.
We in= the=20 UK have 10W ERP but it won't be easy to get right over to you...
Maybe yo= u=20 could contact some of the US stations in the North and do some test with the= m=20 first?

Good luck!
Dave G3YXM.

2009/3/14 Ron Thompson <ve8rt@xplornet.com>:
> &n= bsp; I've=20 been reading the occasional posting to the list, wondering if I could
>= ;=20 find some time and money to work with.  As we do not yet have licences=20 for
> the 500KHz band, the best place to start would be setting up for= =20 receiving.




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