Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26845 invoked from network); 31 Mar 2003 21:30:53 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 31 Mar 2003 21:30:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 24492 invoked from network); 31 Mar 2003 21:30:56 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 31 Mar 2003 21:30:56 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1906qp-00080v-9N for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:29:55 +0100 Received: from [62.253.164.47] (helo=mta7-svc.business.ntl.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1906qk-00080m-Gx for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:29:50 +0100 Received: from ian ([62.252.205.192]) by mta7-svc.business.ntl.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20030331212949.GNAZ27609.mta7-svc.business.ntl.com@ian> for ; Mon, 31 Mar 2003 22:29:49 +0100 Message-ID: <004c01c2f7c4$5320bba0$42d3fc3e@ian> From: "Ian Kyle" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 21:29:41 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Frustrations! Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=noneversion=2.51 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.51 (1.174.2.5-2003-03-20-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Thank you to all who made kind remarks and helpful suggestions. The coil is 18" dia., 24" long, 200 or so turns of 1mm silver plated PTFE insulated stranded wire. Vario of 600uH included and total available L abt 12mH. Only abt 7mH used. The plastic dustbin that housed the earlier 4mH coil easily, sits on top of it like a grenadiers shako. The 'dogbox' is approximately 1m. cube, and wrapped in a double layer of 1200guage builders poly sheet for waterproofing. ( I NEVER throw out stuff that just might be useful - some day) When the increased antenna current was observed the coil was sitting directly on a concrete path and in the same position relative to brick and concrete block walls as when finalised, and with the roughcut panels in their planned positions as already described. The only change was to raise it 5" off the deck so that I could reach the tapping points and the vario. Four separate checks were made on the improvement on each of the two bands as things were moved around. But obviously SOMETHING is different - possibly the earth connection which was remade with a blowlamp today. Now the sackcloth and ashes - I did not leave a gap in the foil, but after its removal things were just as per last Friday, - except that the observed improvement had vanished. So did a quantity of Pedigree in a drowning of sorrow. The whole contraption is only intended to survive until we lose 73 KHz, (after which it will probably become a play hut for visiting grandsons) and the standard of construction reflects this, but I am thrawn enough to get good and mad when inanimate objects develop human tendencies! If at first you don't succeed - Ian MI0AYZ