Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16552 invoked from network); 24 May 1999 18:13:40 +0100 Received: from magnet.plus.net.uk (HELO magnet.force9.net) (195.166.128.26) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 24 May 1999 18:13:40 +0100 Received: (qmail 2923 invoked from network); 24 May 1999 17:16:49 -0000 Received: from punt.unica.co.uk (194.75.183.60) by magnet.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 24 May 1999 17:16:49 -0000 Received: from troy.blacksheep.org ([194.75.183.50] ident=root) by punt.unica.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.00 #2) id 10lyDw-0005vS-01; Mon, 24 May 1999 18:09:12 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (from root@localhost) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id RAA02665 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing; Mon, 24 May 1999 17:09:30 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 RAA02661 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 17:09:27 GMT Received: from ah-img-1.compuserve.com ([149.174.217.154] helo=hpamgaaa.compuserve.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10lySO-0004Aw-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 24 May 1999 18:24:08 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by hpamgaaa.compuserve.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/HP-1.4) id NAA07523 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 24 May 1999 13:08:51 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 13:07:53 -0400 From: "'Geri' Kinzel, DK8KW" Subject: Re: LF: 23.5.99: good condx to Southern Europe (2nd trial) To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <199905241308_MC2-76E0-29D0@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 GoMRF wrote: >I see from the equipment list that you're using an IC746. >Is that directly at 136? < Hello Dave, I use the Icom 746 only as an IF at 200 kHz. Below 300 kHz or so it is not really working. I had the IC-751 that worked fine on 136 kHz. Now, I use a so-called MV-61 level meter (made in former East Germany), a beautiful handcrafted piece of equipment, that covers the range between 200 Hz and 2.1 MHz with a sensitivity down to 130 dBm(75 Ohm), equivalent to about 0.5 uV at a minimum bandwidth of about 100 Hz. It has an output to 200 kHz, so I use the 746 with it's filter capabilities. The good thing about this MV-61 is the ability to withstand high signal levels in the vicinity (for example, DCF39 is only some 120 km away from my QTH), additionally, it allows the measurement of signal and noise levels down to an accuracy of 0.1 dB. This weekend I was able to get hold of a couple of more MV-61s. For more details, see my homepage http://www.dk8kw.home.pages.de Vy 73 Geri, DK8KW (W1KW)