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From: "Laurence KL1X" <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 16:19:44 -0900
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Watch them nulls!  - I cant hear xdw on CW 3 miles away in the null of the 
array!...- Actually I can still detect Im there only because Eric XFX  (who 
is stronger here Bartlesville town than me) produces a very notable 5Hz or 
so beat, but in the main lobe I could  hear XDW's  signal in the car 400 
miles away over flat earth on the mag mounted L400 Eprobe.


I need to get my calculator out but at 3 miles the "no CW detectable signal" 
null is about 150 metres wide - very deep consider the physical offsets of 
the 2 parallel loops used here.

This weekend I was in Arkansas around 180 miles from  East of XDW and 
definite "fast" fades, periods  were seen of around 30 secs (presumably 
between the ground and sky waves) this was around 9pm CST - Ive not seen 
this before and probably another manifestation of the recovery phase after 
the storm? This distance seems too close?

Cheers
Laurence KL1X/5 wd2xdw 137,7752/137,7756 dfcw 90

>From: "Alan Melia" <Alan.Melia@btinternet.com>
>Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
>To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
>Subject: LF: Re: Re: Sunday activity report
>Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:59:52 -0000
>
>No Dave, Brian G3YKB is an ex PO Research buddy of mine, who decided to go
>off to
>more interesting things in ITV News.....he got me hooked on RTTY in the 
>late
>60s. He is on LF but from a very small garden with a loop and I think lurks
>on the refelector. I saw a trace from him here that I think might have been
>copiable except for a handfull of TV PSU lines and beats about the same
>strength. I only realised it was him when Chris signed. Another successful
>loop aerial.....but he is about 20dB down on Laurence's power !! I dont 
>know
>what the orientation is as I could never even detect Dave S on his loop. I
>think Dave Ss loop was side on to me (N<>S plane) I think he is putting
>about 90W into it with about 11A loop current.
>
>Cheers de Alan G3NYK
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Pick" <dave@picks.force9.co.uk>
>To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
>Sent: 21 November 2004 20:42
>Subject: LF: Re: Sunday activity report
>
>
> >
> > Yes it was good fun.
> >
> > Thanks are due also to Chris G3XIZ who was plugging away all afternoon 
>too
> > (whilst I was decorating the bathroom... With paint!) he eventually 
>worked
> > G3YKB? Who I couldn't see any trace of, so there's another to look out
>for,
> > unless it was a crossband?
> > See you all, and maybe a few more? Next week.
> >
> > 73
> > Dave G3YXM.
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> > [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of DL4YHF@aol.com
> > Sent: 21 November 2004 16:28
> > To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> > Subject: LF: Sunday activity report
> >
> >
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > Looks like Dave's request for a bit more CW activity has helped, at
> > least this sunday (Nov. 21st):
> > Heard (and mostly worked) G3YXM, M0BMU, G3XDV, G3AQC, SM6BHZ, F6BWO,
> > DM2BHG, DK6NI, DJ5DI, and DL4OAN. Strong local QRM since noon made
>listening
> > a bit difficult, but the stations heard in the morning were excellent 
>copy
> > (sorry to have missed G3XDV during G3YXM's short coffee break - hope to
> > catch you some other time Mike ).
> >
> > There was one other caller whom in the late afternoon I couldn't
> > read due to local noise - the 144 MHz EME signals these days were easier
>to
> > copy than some LF signals (greetings to RN6BN ! ).
> >
> > So thanks all for the activity, see you later,
> >
> > Wolf  DL4YHF / DF0WD .
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>