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Subject: LF: Re: Real wireless in "Electronics World"!!
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 19:12:05 -0000
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Melia <Alan.Melia@btinternet.com>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Date: 06 December 2000 14:35
Subject: LF: Real wireless in "Electronics World"!!


>Hi All, I have just received my Jan copy of Electronics World ( or Wireless
>World as it used to be known) with a article by two Italians on 136MHz.
>There are no call-signs given, and a lot of the background about 136 seems
>to be somewhat dated, possibly due to publication delays.

Sounds like the LF source book of a couple of years ago. Most of the
information was obsolete and bore no resemblence to the achievements taking
place when it was published. I think 23 km was the record when in fact I had
worked OH1TN and got 579 on normal morse when it went to print.
G3KEV


 A little too much
>emphasis is given to CCIR type graphs which are proving to have little in
>common with amateur style communications.  "Better equiped station achieve
>several hundred kms in daytime and 1000 to 2000 at night" would seem to be
>about 2 years out of date. 'Skywave' is a regular feature of daytime qsos
>(not just night-time as they infer)  and I have heard Valerio, Raino,
>Christer and Petr  often in daytime as, I am sure, have you all. In fact a
>week ago Mike in Pembroke was working Raino at good strength when I was
>struggling a little....a good indication of daytime ionospheric
propagation.
>Concentration seems to be on low power transmitters.
>
>Having said that there is a lot of interesting practical detail on coils
and
>aerials including loops. It could act as a 'recruiting poster' for amateurs
>who have not yet been exposed to the joys of LF. Surprisingly it does not
>mention this reflector, though Geri web site gets a mention. Peter may find
>it worthwhile dropping the journal a letter to update them on the
>availablity of the new LF Handbook. Spectrogram 5 is mentioned in passing
>but no mention of Robert or his web site. The is also no mention of their
>home grown Spectran software from Alberto.
>
>Cheers de Alan G3NYK
>Alan.Melia@btinternet.com
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