Return-Path: Received: (qmail 70248 invoked from network); 19 Jan 2004 17:16:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-mxscan03.plus.net) (212.159.14.237) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 19 Jan 2004 17:16:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 3533 invoked from network); 19 Jan 2004 17:16:57 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from ptb-mxcore03.plus.net (212.159.14.217) by ptb-mxscan03.plus.net with SMTP; 19 Jan 2004 17:16:54 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1Aid1C-0000Zx-Nd for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:16:54 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Aid0c-0007mZ-2r for rs_out@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:16:18 +0000 Received: from [212.204.115.10] (helo=hugo.fen-net.de ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Aid0b-0007mE-GZ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:16:17 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: PCVONWALTER Received: from PCVONWALTER (dialin-nbg-059.fen-net.de [212.204.116.59]) by hugo.fen-net.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id i0JHGC7a003053 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:16:12 +0100 (MET) X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (PCVONWALTER) Message-ID: <005001c3deb0$fde8ab00$fe79a8c0@PCVONWALTER> From: "Walter Staubach" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:23:39 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by hugo.fen-net.de id i0JHGC7a003053 Subject: LF: Re: Test failed... Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 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: rs_out@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-PN-SPAMFiltered: yes X-Spam-Rating: 2 Hallo Rich, are the light bulbs in use at daytime, when you intend to work? How about disconnecting them at the choke? 73 Walter -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Gasparik Richard An: 'Rsgb_Lf_Group (E-mail)' Datum: Montag, 19. Januar 2004 13:15 Betreff: LF: Test failed... >Hi LF-ers... > >Here is a small story from our expedition. At 1400 local time we were on >site. WX was good and we start tuning the antenna. Receiving problems has >been solved very quickly and we heard DFC39 extremly strong, the same SVX. >But after we key the TX, we found problem. It was realy problem to tune >antenna. I don't know why. We tried to do it until 2200 local time with 3 >coils and 3 variometers from 200uH until 2mH and still nothing. We called to >Peter OK1FIG and Bob OK2BVG for the help, but still nothing. We measure some >current, but very very low. I was absolutely sad. We have now a possibility >to operate from this site for some days during the daytime. We will try tu >tune the antenna with your help, if anybody can help me. I'll be very happy. >I'll give you all necessary datas: > >Vertical is 135m high with 170cm in diameter (no cap hat), there are 120 >radials in range from the base and 50m, after that are 240 radials between >range 50-130m. Each radial is from 6mm Cu wire about 30cm under the ground >level. Ground conductivity is 14,3mS. > >Best regards...enjoy LF... > >73 de Rich OM2TW > > <> >