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From: "Laurence KL1X" <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:36:12 -0800
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Subject: Re: LF: Re. WD2XDW Beacon
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Thanks Laurie/Peter

I just checked the logs and my tx freq at 0300Z was 137.77350 =-+0.01Hz, it 
flipped at 07:45:30Z when it came up on 137.77343 and is still there at the 
moment (the W@G  source does this for some reason!) - I wish I could control 
it more and then I could use it for DFCW! I was working in the radio room at 
that time and flipped off the rx for about an hour at around 0430Z to go 
hunting for NDB's for Steve Ve7SL.

If you goto my home page and click on the Argo containing 773.5 (argo2) and 
select/click 25th Sept, jpeg "760" you could match up with what youve got, 
the load is a bit slow as its coming directly from my laptop. My timing is 
within 1 second as of this morning.

Aerial current at the time was 3.4A, raining heavily but good SWR/load.

I looked at dcf39 captures as a comparison (again you can click on the argo 
screen for 1830Hz and select the appopriate file) - I (argo) could detect 
DCf39 at 0300Z but signals were very weak, about say, 40db down on when I 
saw you in Feb.

Thanks for the best wishes - the beacon will be going off on Friday as the 
room where the TX is, is a "ballroom" and will be used for 'dancin' !

Whilst looking for NDB's last night Im noticing that Im picking up internal 
electrical noiz in the tx ae/co from my cooling fans (rf whirring) and PSU 
spurs when using the internal TX LPF (used on receive). I disconnected the 
aerial and terminated in 50 ohms but could still  hear PSU fan/noiz on the 
RX   It could be its been there all the time but does need investigation - 
its not knocking the s/n much on 137Khz giving the overall noiz figure, but 
I do need to eliminate it.

Keep on looking!~

Laurence KL1X
raining and snowing


>From: "Laurie Mayhead" <laurie@g3aqc.freeserve.co.uk>
>Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
>Subject: LF: Re. WD2XDW Beacon
>Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:05:10 +0100
>
>Hi Lawrence and congratulations.
>You might be interested in the attached seen on your freq.this morning at
>3am.
>73 Laurie
><< Alaska.jpg >>


>From: "g3ldo" <g3ldo@ukonline.co.uk>
>Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
>Subject: LF: Re. WD2XDW Beacon
>Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:53:46 +0100
>
>
>Laurie Mayhead said:
>
> > You might be interested in the attached seen on your freq.this morning 
>at
> > 3am.
>
>I had left the receiver on most nights but last night I came in late and 
>was
>reluctant to put the antenna up in the dark - so I wasn't looking.
>I will be looking tonight. If the LF band is open to KL7 then it will be
>interesting to see how much better Laurie's big loop receiving is compared
>with mine.
>
>Regards,
>Peter, G3LDO
>
>e-mail <g3ldo@ukonline.co.uk>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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