X-GM-THRID: 1223597838442566326 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.70.56.11 with SMTP id e11cs402970wxa; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:43:52 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.67.22.2 with SMTP id z2mr14213010ugi.1166913832147; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:43:52 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id h1si14868662ugf.2006.12.23.14.43.51; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:43:52 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (google.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 1GyFYi-0001nr-Rp for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:41:40 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.35] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GyFYi-0001ni-CO for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:41:40 +0000 Received: from olive.qinip.net ([62.100.30.40]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GyFYe-0006BU-Rp for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 22:41:40 +0000 Received: from Werkkamer (h88211177209.dsl.speedlinq.nl [88.211.177.209]) by olive.qinip.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 23EDF18309 for ; Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:41:35 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <006101c726e4$659067b0$7c7ba8c0@Werkkamer> From: "Frank Dijkshoorn." To: References: <003c01c72613$74862150$7c7ba8c0@Werkkamer> <127901c7261b$3d068b40$7900a8c0@athlon1200> Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:47:59 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,ADVANCE_FEE_1=0 Subject: LF: Re: Re: PE1RRF test on friday 22 dec. Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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: 4667 Hi Dave, Is it ok that I send the pictures to your private e-mail adres? Now at this time I dont have A website to put it on. You are free to do with it what you want. 73 and seesons greetings PE1RRF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Brown" To: Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 11:48 PM Subject: LF: Re: PE1RRF test on friday 22 dec. > Frank > How about a picture of the ballon/corona ring -I think we all would like > to see what it looks like. > Someone here can no doubt post it where we can all access it? > 73 > Dave, ZL3FJ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Dijkshoorn." > To: > Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 10:52 AM > Subject: LF: PE1RRF test on friday 22 dec. > > > Hi, > > Thanks Michael, Stephan, Markus and Nicolas for your report on todays test > this erly morning. > > This morning there was absolutely no wind and I tried my experimental > aluminum top wire under a Helium filled balloon. > The balloon was hanging during mij whole transmission on 136.3205 Khz > almost straight above mij aerial mast at 45 meters high. > My telescopic mast itself is 22 meters high, the balloon is 70 CM in > diameter and lifts up 23 meters wire and a smal corona ring of 12 CM. > > My reception increeses enormous with this topwire and I did not expect > that the TX works also good. > The aluminumwire is very thin en having a high resistance, and my earth > system will be too small for this large aerial system. > I was surprised that this thin wire works so well with only the small > corona ring as top capacity. > The aerial current was around 3 Ampere, and the loading coil needs no > impendance transformer to get a good SWR. > > 73, from experimental station PE1RRF. > > Ps. I live in a very industrialised area with heavy steel constructions > nearby my QTH, I think that makes the difference in aerial height bigger > than normal. > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.15.26/598 - Release Date: > 22/12/2006 15:22 > >