X-GM-THRID: 1207254327135623894 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: d21cf30f5703699c09b392fd25ffd8523c47f52f Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.249.17 with SMTP id w17cs139013qbh; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:10:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.140.17 with SMTP id n17mr2110618hud; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:10:45 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 15si1582806hui.2006.06.26.06.10.44; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:10:45 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1FuqoA-0005oH-6h for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:07:18 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Fuqo9-0005o8-D7 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:07:17 +0100 Received: from f1phy.netins.net ([167.142.228.65] helo=cgp.netins.net) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1Fuqo5-000618-1Q for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 14:07:17 +0100 X-netINS-McAfee: scanned Received: from [167.142.32.56] (HELO homehmkh4yu192) by cgpf1.cgp.netins.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.10) with ESMTP id 981639511 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:07:11 -0500 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Tom_Gruis=2C_EdD=2C_K=D8HTF?= To: Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:06:58 -0500 Message-ID: <006101c69921$6bfa63e0$4200a8c0@homehmkh4yu192> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 In-Reply-To: <005801c69920$097fee20$4200a8c0@homehmkh4yu192> X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Importance: Normal X-Spam-Score: -0.4 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.433,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: RE: RE: Gardener required... Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0062_01C698F7.83245BE0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=HTML_50_60, HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNKNOWN,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5197 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0062_01C698F7.83245BE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Make the 1360 for KHAK=85. =20 -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Tom Gruis, EdD, K=D8HTF Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 07:57 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: RE: Gardener required... =20 Hell, all. =20 I used to a lot or broadcast work and it was sometimes quite = an issue regarding the plants surrounding the towers. One station was the = olde KCBC in Des Moines, IA on 1390 Kc., as it was in those days. It was a 1 = kw 4 tower array and being in Iowa it was surrounded on 3 or 4 sides with a cornfield. Enough said. =20 Another station was KHAK, 1350, 1 kw, 4 tower daytimes in = Cedar Rapids, about 130 miles east and a bit north. You could look at the = phase monitor and see it moving a few degrees and the current varying. It = started suddenly and I found the trouble within a day: a field mouse nest in the de-coupling coil in the lighting system for the NW tower.=20 =20 Way back when a station in, I think I was told, the town of Watertown, South Dakota installed a new station on the tallest point of = a building. As the engineer tuned the tower each nigh during testing all = was excellent. On the morning of sign on, with many dignitaries present the station was hard to keep on the air =96 antenna problems. The reason: = during business hours the elevator shat house was where the antenna was = installed and there was the piston tuning and folk had the nerve to use the = =91vator. =20 73, =20 Doc. =20 -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of James Moritz Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 05:01 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: Gardener required... =20 Dear LF Group, =20 I suspected I was getting behind with the weeding (see attachment) - = that explains the erratic antenna current! =20 BTW - strong QRSS "Test" signal from G3XIZ on 137.686 this morning =20 Cheers, Jim Moritz 73 de M0BMU ------=_NextPart_000_0062_01C698F7.83245BE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Make the 1360 for = KHAK….

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org = [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Tom Gruis, EdD, = K=D8HTF
Sent: Monday, June 26, = 2006 07:57
To: = rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: LF: RE: Gardener required...

 

Hell, = all.

 

   = ;         I used to a lot or broadcast work and it was sometimes quite an issue = regarding the plants surrounding the towers. One station was the olde KCBC in Des = Moines, IA on 1390 Kc., as it was in those days. It was a 1 kw 4 tower array and = being in Iowa it was surrounded on 3 or 4 sides with a cornfield. Enough = said.

 

   = ;         Another station was KHAK, 1350, 1 kw, 4 tower daytimes in Cedar Rapids, = about 130 miles east and a bit north. You could look at the phase monitor and = see it moving a few degrees and the current varying. It started suddenly and I = found the trouble within a day: a field mouse nest in the de-coupling coil in = the lighting system for the NW tower.

 

   = ;         Way back when a station in, I think I was told, the town of Watertown, = South Dakota installed a new station on the tallest point of a building. As = the engineer tuned the tower each nigh during testing all was excellent. On = the morning of sign on, with many dignitaries present the station was hard = to keep on the air – antenna problems. The reason: during business hours = the elevator shat house was where the antenna was installed and there was = the piston tuning and folk had the nerve to use the = ‘vator.

 

73,=

 

Doc.

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org = [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of James Moritz
Sent: Sunday, June 25, = 2006 05:01
To: = rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: LF: Gardener = required...

 

Dear LF = Group,

 

I suspected I was = getting behind with the weeding (see attachment) - that explains the erratic = antenna current!

 

BTW - strong QRSS = "Test" signal from G3XIZ on 137.686 this morning

 

Cheers, Jim = Moritz

73 de = M0BMU

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