Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4076 invoked from network); 8 Oct 2001 23:01:40 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 8 Oct 2001 23:01:40 -0000 Received: (qmail 29928 invoked from network); 8 Oct 2001 23:01:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 8 Oct 2001 23:01:27 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15qjKx-0004tt-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2001 23:57:27 +0100 Received: from carbon.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.92]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15qjKw-0004to-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2001 23:57:26 +0100 Received: from [213.1.65.45] (helo=default) by carbon.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #6) id 15qjKG-0002OI-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2001 23:56:44 +0100 Message-ID: <000001c1504b$eddf7ae0$2d4101d5@default> From: "Alan Melia" To: "LF-Group" Subject: LF: re power supply Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 19:57:57 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi Peter, I would echo Bob's comments. They can be clean but you want to finish up looking for very very weak stations on LF, so any suspicion of noise is a no-no. It really all depends what the switching frequency is. At LF it is possible that it wont be in band on either band but may give you troubles higher up. Remember there is no real EMC spec below 1MHz, and most amateur equipment makers do not acknowledge any operation below 1800kHz.!! Despite their 'general coverage RX' , which is probably only meant for listening to the local news on MW. If the power supply is for LF use you will need to build one as no-one down here much runs from 12 volts. There is no disgrace in being an SWL as that is were you sort out a lot of the important problems, like can I hear things, even more important can I hear what other G's are working. I look forward to hearing your signals from another Long Wave listener, Alan G3NYK alan.melia@btinternet.com