Return-Path: Received: from mtain-da11.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-da11.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.83]) by air-mb02.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMB022-a1904ca737ae245; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:46:22 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-da11.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id AC93C3800009E; Sat, 2 Oct 2010 09:46:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1P22OR-0006Ce-G4 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:44:51 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1P22OH-0006CV-2f for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:44:41 +0100 Received: from imr-da06.mx.aol.com ([205.188.169.203]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1P22OF-0005aN-Ml for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:44:42 +0100 Received: from mtaout-db02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-db02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.194]) by imr-da06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o92DiTeJ023064 for ; Sat, 2 Oct 2010 09:44:29 -0400 Received: from Black (nrbg-4d0738e0.pool.mediaWays.net [77.7.56.224]) by mtaout-db02.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 800C9E00018A for ; Sat, 2 Oct 2010 09:44:28 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: 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: <5C71BB4133A642F7A2D06B26B567880D@Black> Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 15:44:22 +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_0030_01CB6248.AF124A90" 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: 3039ac1d40534ca737ac35d8 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01CB6248.AF124A90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Update at 13:30: Generator still down, but Stefan is physically workin= g 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 ra= n 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 curren= t. 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 tr= ansmitted a long carrier since 10:50. He has manually shifted the freq= uency 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. Stefan= 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_0030_01CB6248.AF124A90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Update at 13:30: Generator still down= ,=20 but Stefan is physically working hard trying to get the motor run= ning=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 attr= ibuted to=20 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 still= 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: DK7FC'= s 7th VLF=20 kite experiment

Stefan has fixed the PA problem= and is getting=20 > 1A antenna current. Today this requires only about 400 W=20 input, due to favourable wet ground conditions.
 
The DFCW keying is somehow not wo= rking, so=20 Stefan has basically transmitted a long carrier since 10:50. = 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 is=20 using about 300 W from the smaller one. Antenna curren= t about=20 0.6 A. Frequency measured here is 2.3 mHz below 8970 Hz.<= /DIV>
 
Regards,
MArkus=20 (DF6NM)
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