Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1170; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id tA4JxqQ0028493 for ; Wed, 4 Nov 2015 20:59:52 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Zu46W-0005SS-Nv for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:52:20 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Zu46W-0005SJ-A5 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:52:20 +0000 Received: from smtpout4.wanadoo.co.uk ([80.12.242.68] helo=smtpout.wanadoo.co.uk) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.86) (envelope-from ) id 1Zu45d-0001DB-3P for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:52:19 +0000 Received: from AGB ([95.150.81.165]) by mwinf5d52 with ME id dXr81r00K3a0gzB03Xr8Mt; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:51:09 +0100 X-ME-Helo: AGB X-ME-Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:51:09 +0100 X-ME-IP: 95.150.81.165 Message-ID: From: "Graham" To: References: <1843908200.20151104162925@chriswilson.tv> In-Reply-To: <1843908200.20151104162925@chriswilson.tv> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 19:50:56 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 X-Scan-Signature: 046f068074e745d5c60ca47deee9b503 Subject: Re: LF: Capacitive top hat question Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4818 (about 16 fee thigh, strapped together at the base only) I wonder what exactly is radiating Chris ? what to you estimate the beam pattern to be , I have the idea , south to SV is down , compared to say North TF ? , the levels into Iceland are significant .. 73-Graham -------------------------------------------------- From: "Chris Wilson" Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 4:29 PM To: Subject: LF: Capacitive top hat question > 04 November 2015 > > > On my 136khz set up I have a short piece of ladder line (about 16 feet > high, strapped together at the base only) feeding the corner of my > horizontal quad loop, which is about 460 feet in circumference. If I > am TX'ing with WSPR I can walk around under all of the loop and a > fluorescent tube at waist height will light quite brightly. Should the > loop also radiate as well as the vertical section? Sorry for the > probably naive question, I am not sure whether it's normal or not, > thanks. > > > > -- > > > Best regards, > Chris mailto:chris@chriswilson.tv > >