Return-Path: Received: (qmail 28495 invoked from network); 5 Aug 2003 07:43:48 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by netmail00.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 5 Aug 2003 07:43:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 17179 invoked by uid 10001); 5 Aug 2003 07:43:47 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 5 Aug 2003 07:43:47 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 19jwSZ-0002DZ-Ar for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2003 08:42:19 +0100 Received: from [64.4.23.68] (helo=hotmail.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19jwSV-0002DM-6s for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2003 08:42:15 +0100 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 5 Aug 2003 00:30:29 -0700 Received: from 24.237.8.95 by lw15fd.law15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 05 Aug 2003 07:30:29 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.237.8.95] X-Originating-Email: [hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com] From: "flo flo" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org, jsm@gulfislands.com Date: Mon, 04 Aug 2003 23:30:29 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Aug 2003 07:30:29.0641 (UTC) FILETIME=[72512790:01C35B23] Subject: LF: Beacon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=noneversion=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-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 Group - I think Ive sussed out, changed out and burnt out the gremlins in my beacon TX - presently running around 200w input (around 2.5 amps aerial current) during Alaskan night-time periods (0500-1500Z) on 137.7738 Khzish on QRSS6/CWID. The signal source on 275.548 KHzish W@G PS30 with a small HB buffer amp. The total resistive portion of the aerial system is circa 50 ohms, Im guessing due to the site being a body double for set of of the film "Snow White and the 7 ceramic insulators"...."deep deep in the thick forest lives a LF tranmitter with lossy vegetation..." The site here is surrounded by cotton woods, birches and firs. This evening I put out few 1/4Y radials, Yep some 550 meters in length each, but theyve done nothing/zilch to probably override the lossyness of this site to local flora and sometime fauna, but I had to try; Still 2-3 amps is 2-3 amps, and Im wondering how long it is before the beacon is heard somewhere. I ended up with fans on the main heatsink but moreover two fans on the main toroid! The shack sounds like a wind tunnel. Listening was a far far quieter past time. Laurence KL1X/WD2XDW Anchorage http://www.kl1x.com > _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail