Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12923 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2002 11:20:51 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 11 Jul 2002 11:20:51 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 22381 invoked from network); 11 Jul 2002 11:20:00 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 11 Jul 2002 11:20:00 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17Sbpm-0005Be-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:10:06 +0100 Received: from hestia.herts.ac.uk ([147.197.200.9]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17Sbpl-0005BZ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:10:05 +0100 Received: from gemini ([147.197.200.44] helo=gemini.herts.ac.uk) by hestia.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 17Sbpk-0002HA-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:10:04 +0100 Received: from [147.197.232.252] (helo=rsch-15.herts.ac.uk) by gemini.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17Sbpk-0006NT-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:10:04 +0100 Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020711114341.00a82d38@gemini.herts.ac.uk> X-Sender: mj9ar@gemini.herts.ac.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:04:57 +0100 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "James Moritz" Subject: Re: LF: WWVB In-reply-to: <1be.70b33fe.2a5e20af@cs.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: At 19:43 10/07/2002 -0400, you wrote: > My question is this: especially for those of you who, like me, are at > some distance from Colorado (roughly 2800 km), how well do you hear WWVB > on 60 kHz, and what sort of antenna are you using to receive it? It's > rather weak here in FN20WW, rather comparable to BBC Droitwich (about > 5500 km, but mostly over water) which puts out far more power. > >Tnx & 73, > >Ray, W2RS Dear Ray, In the UK we have MSF, also on 60kHz, which is a big signal here (several millivolts/metre) - so I am unlikely to ever hear WWVB at my QTH! RX antennas are a variety of tuned wires and loops, usually whatever is giving the lowest level of mains-bourne noise at that particular frequency and time. Cheers, Jim Moritz 73 de M0BMU