Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17128 invoked from network); 8 Mar 1999 00:19:03 -0000 Received: from magnet.plus.net.uk (HELO magnet.force9.net) (195.166.128.26) by medusa.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 8 Mar 1999 00:19:03 -0000 Received: (qmail 6028 invoked from network); 8 Mar 1999 00:21:14 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (194.75.130.70) by magnet.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 8 Mar 1999 00:21:14 -0000 Received: from troy.blacksheep.org ([194.75.183.50] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10JnnR-0007bW-01; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 00:21:25 +0000 Received: (from root@localhost) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id AAA26913 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 00:17:23 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal 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 XAA25991 for ; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 23:50:03 GMT Received: from nms.rz.uni-kiel.de ([134.245.1.2]) by post.thorcom.com with smtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10JnLy-0004bm-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 7 Mar 1999 23:53:02 +0000 Received: from mail.uni-kiel.d400.de (actually srv1.mail.uni-kiel.de) by nms.rz.uni-kiel.de with Local-SMTP (PP); Mon, 8 Mar 1999 00:49:12 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from nephro.uni-kiel.de by mail.uni-kiel.d400.de (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id AAA04908; Mon, 8 Mar 1999 00:49:09 +0100 Message-ID: <36E31087.8F6A6197@nephro.uni-kiel.de> Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 00:49:27 +0100 From: "Peter W. Schnoor" Organization: University of Kiel, Clinic of Nephrology X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.0.33 i586) To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: 136 in the US ! References: <36E28985.1592BE35@bellatlantic.net> <36E296B4.CD55303@nephro.uni-kiel.de> <36E2B40C.F97135D9@bellatlantic.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Hello Group, Hi Andre' Andre' Kesteloot wrote: > Although summer may be the best time of the year for a field-day in Europe > (because rain is less likely), it it is also when we have a maximum of > thunderstorms. The difference in ambient noise level between summer and winter in > LF can be up to 60 dB (Which, incidentally, is the main reason why we organized > the Nag's Head expedition in the middle of the winter!) Agreed! What`s about your trial with the "Monster Antenna" ? Unfortunatly the Great Circle to USA from here is running straight over the next LORAN-C transmitter. But we could try to (citation...) "read between the lines". Dec. 12th 2001 is far and Guglielmo Marchese Marconi made it with 20kw on 300kHz, but we have better RX. Anyone out there who has a copy of his article: "Signals across the Atlantic", Elec. World 38, 1901 ? 54°16'N / 10°04'E, JO54ag 73 es gl de Peter, DF3LP