Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14653 invoked from network); 22 Nov 2001 16:28:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 22 Nov 2001 16:28:49 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 6679 invoked from network); 22 Nov 2001 16:28:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 22 Nov 2001 16:28:44 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 166wdQ-0005Lu-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 16:23:32 +0000 Received: from host3.mail.vnet.net ([166.82.1.68] helo=host3.ctc.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 166wdO-0005Lp-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 16:23:31 +0000 Received: from att.net ([166.82.181.229]) by host3.ctc.net (InterMail vK.4.03.04.01 201-232-130-101 license 75504bbd3e802bc4034a0097f57d493d) with ESMTP id <20011122162255.OZYZ335.host3@att.net> for ; Thu, 22 Nov 2001 11:22:55 -0500 Message-ID: <3BFD2653.AC84BF8D@att.net> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 11:22:43 -0500 From: "Dexter McIntyre W4DEX" Organization: JDM Communications X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: 73 kHz Wednesday night, Take II References: <20011121.200030.-727145.1.riese-k3djc@juno.com> <009201c172f6$273e4c40$0300a8c0@charter.net> <3BFCF4EA.8149DCFF@att.net> <003a01c1735d$a13f0860$0300a8c0@charter.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: John, Thanks for the explanation. You have always been able to explain deep technical topics in a way I can understand. Now can any Hoover be utilized for this application or do I need to purchase one from RonCoMatic? Dex John Andrews wrote: > > Dex, > > > I just reviewed my overnight screen captures of Laurie's frequency. > > Absolutely nothing received here in North Carolina. John, are you using > > one of those wave magnets antennas I have seen advertised on TV? I > > suspect so since you seem to be sucking up most of Laurie's signal that > > makes it across. > > I'm sorry (and somewhat perplexed) that you didn't hear anything. > > On the other hand, you have come quite close to finding out my method. > Actually, my LF receiving antenna is manufactured by a company called > "Hoover." Think of it as a collection system for very low energy photons. > They are removed from the ether in much the same way that you would remove > dust from a carpet. In fact, to continue the analogy, the bag fills mostly > with things that you want to throw away. But mixed in with them are some > absolutely precious items. The chore is then to dump the bag out and pick up > the good stuff. I have found that when I point my collection system toward > the U.K. on a cold night, I get a higher percentage of that material. An > ingenious fellow in Italy wrote a computer program that allows me to do the > sorting, and it displays the results on a screen as little tracks that look > like they were left by a bird. I then put letters on the screen to identify > which bird made the tracks. > > But to answer your question, I think the motor in my collection system is > too big, and none of the photons are making it past Massachusetts. I > apologize for that, and will shop for a smaller motor. > > And if you will excuse me, it's time to empty the bag again. It's full of > some junk called "Loran." > > John Andrews, W1TAG