X-GM-THRID: 1234752399787830951 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.35.22.8 with SMTP id z8cs327665pyi; Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:40:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.67.101.10 with SMTP id d10mr1816686ugm.1177551650721; Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:40:50 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id y1si3299214uge.2007.04.25.18.40.48; Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:40:50 -0700 (PDT) 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 1Hgsuq-0003Zc-V3 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:37:00 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Hgsuq-0003ZT-JU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:37:00 +0100 Received: from fep02.xtra.co.nz ([210.54.141.244]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Hgsup-0004vF-6S for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 02:37:00 +0100 Received: from bob2l2u6k2n1g3 ([222.155.214.198]) by fep02.xtra.co.nz with SMTP id <20070426013650.QUJJ19815.fep02.xtra.co.nz@bob2l2u6k2n1g3> for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:36:50 +1200 Message-ID: <005a01c787a3$637c7bb0$0300000a@bob2l2u6k2n1g3> From: "Vernall" To: References: <7.0.1.0.1.20070426094135.01ac2668@xtra.co.nz> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:36:59 +1200 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,none Subject: LF: Re: 500 kHz 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: 1942 Kevin, There have been designs for 500 kHz low pass filters on the RSGB reflector. There is still nil to report on 500 kHz in ZL. 73, Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Hayes" To: Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:26 PM Subject: LF: 500 kHz > Hello all, > Like my friend Dave, ZL3FJ, I am also "in waiting" on a 500kHz > allocation in ZL land. > I have done some testing on my "modded" IC706 Mk2 using a thermal RF > ammeter and dummy load. > About 30 watts maximum output was obtained although the waveform was > nothing to write home about. My attempts to get more output power > were rewarded with a much poorer waveform and no more output. No > doubt, some filtering could greatly reduce the obvious harmonic content. > 73, > Kevin, ZL4MD > > >