Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6904 invoked from network); 28 Feb 1999 06:24:19 -0000 Received: from magnet.plus.net.uk (HELO magnet.force9.net) (195.166.128.26) by medusa.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 28 Feb 1999 06:24:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 20422 invoked from network); 28 Feb 1999 06:25:45 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (194.75.130.70) by magnet.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 28 Feb 1999 06:25:45 -0000 Received: from troy.blacksheep.org ([194.75.183.50] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10GzbL-0002F2-00; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 06:21:19 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (from root@localhost) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id GAA09889 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 06:16:55 GMT Received: from post.thorcom.com (root@post.unica.co.uk [194.75.183.70]) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id GAA09879 for ; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 06:14:16 GMT Received: from arl-img-10.compuserve.com ([149.174.217.140]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10GzXx-0002Bf-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 06:17:50 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by arl-img-10.compuserve.com (8.8.6/8.8.6/2.18) id BAA14396 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 28 Feb 1999 01:13:34 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 01:12:20 -0500 From: "'Geri' Kinzel, DK8KW" Subject: LF: QSO without Antenna ... (Part 2 - 1st trial) To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <199902280113_MC2-6C2B-D@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org (I don't know why, but something/someone keeps cutting my messages into pieces ... so here is the second part ...) nevertheless, I had a nice slow-CW QSO today with Peter, DF3LP, who gave me "O" instead of "M" as last time. Additionally I had my first normal-CW QSO with DF0WD (op: Wolf, DL4YHF), about 115 km away (549/339)! Conditions on LF obviously depend on believe ... finally got my G0MRF-PA ready without killing any mot FETs. Got a lot of hints and tips from various sources, tnx very much. Most important was to get the bias-voltage regulator RF-free and to use a pi-filter (12nF - 57 uH - 27 nF - 57 uH - 12 nF) to get rid of any reflected voltage peaks from the antenna loading coil. Now I can make full use of the German power limit ... Looking forward to an exciting Sunday. Will be listening (watching) 137.700 kHz and calling cq from time to time (4 seconds). Best 73 Geri, DK8KW (W1KW) P.S.: Next step is to get full antenna back into the air, put it higher up (10-12m), get better grounding, and improve my ferrite RX-antenna to participate in the 73 kHz tests by G0AKN ...