Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12298 invoked from network); 26 Nov 2001 18:55:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 26 Nov 2001 18:55:05 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 16385 invoked from network); 26 Nov 2001 18:55:23 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 26 Nov 2001 18:55:23 -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 168QpX-000117-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 18:50:11 +0000 Received: from mailhost.netscapeonline.co.uk ([194.201.52.152]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 168QpW-000112-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 18:50:11 +0000 Received: from ldsas09-73-124-152.cw-visp.com ([212.137.124.152] helo=netscapeonline.co.uk) by mailhost.netscapeonline.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 168Qf6-0005Z2-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 18:39:24 +0000 Message-ID: <3C0288C0.14D6154D@netscapeonline.co.uk> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 18:24:00 +0000 From: "gii3kev" Organization: Netscape Online member X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en-gb]C-CCK-MCD NetscapeOnline.co.uk (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en-GB,en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: Re: g4ftc References: <01c175e2$5340d120$LocalHost@drawing> 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: David Sparvell wrote: > QTH Camberley, Surrey. > > Thanks for the report - it looks like my efforts in putting down more > radials is paying dividends. > > I've now got almost a kilometre of 2.5mm^2 wire in my ground system, but my > system losses (including the loading coil) are still well over 100 ohms and > consequently I've having difficulties in getting the antenna current up to > much over a couple of amps. Hello David. You are the strongest signal that I have heard for a long time from the South with your 2 amps antenna current. Others with 4 amps plus are well down on your signal. Look out for smoke on the horizon. Lots of coils have gone up in flames before and no doubt many more will go again. Big coil fires and mosfet PA zapping is a persuit down South !!!! 73 de Mal/G3KEV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >