Return-Path: Received: from rly-dc01.mx.aol.com (rly-dc01.mail.aol.com [172.19.136.30]) by air-dc04.mail.aol.com (v126.13) with ESMTP id MAILINDC042-b024b1cc76569; Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:14:31 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dc01.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDC016-b024b1cc76569; Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:14:14 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NHZeE-0000SF-W1 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:12:50 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NHZeE-0000S6-Gd for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:12:50 +0000 Received: from lnx500.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de ([130.83.156.225]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NHZeD-0002vR-OP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:12:50 +0000 Received: from FILE-SERVER-HST.hst.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de (File-Server-HST.hst.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de [130.83.212.129]) by lnx500.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de (8.14.2/8.14.2/HRZ/PMX) with SMTP id nB79CkhD015990 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:12:47 +0100 (envelope-from schaefer@hst.tu-darmstadt.de) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=File-Server-HST.hst.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de) by FILE-SERVER-HST.hst.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de with AVK MailGateway; for ; Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:12:47 +0100 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:12:49 +0100 Message-ID: <38A51B74B884D74083D7950AD0DD85E828AB56@File-Server-HST.hst.e-technik.tu-darmstadt.de> In-Reply-To: <1260128134.2455.23.camel@gerhard-desktop> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Question to Antenna Experts Thread-Index: Acp2rAuoamzvRayKSrSal3Ap/cD0MwAcBI2g From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Stefan_Sch=E4fer?= To: X-AVK-Virus-Check: AVB 19.609;06.12.2009 X-PMX-TU: seen v0.99a by 5.5.8.383112, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2009.12.7.90319 X-PMX-SPAMCHECK: outgoing mail X-Karma: unknown: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: LF: AW: Question to Antenna Experts 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 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Hallo Gerhard,=20 Gratuliere zu dem Wandler! Das ging ja schnell :-) Wegen der Anzeige: Welches Ger=E4t verwendest du denn? Ein analoges Drehei= senmessger=E4t ist beispielsweise unempfindlicher gegen HF-Einkopplung als= ein 100=B5A Drehspulinstrument. Mit den Dioden hat Rik recht, das k=F6nnte ein Grund sein!=20 Dann noch: Du hast wahrscheinlich nach dem Stromwandler einen Gleichrichte= r und dann ein Poti zum justieren bzw. kalibrieren. Hast du das Poti in Re= ihe zum Messger=E4t oder parallel? Ich w=FCrde es parallel zum Messger=E4t= schalten, da es ja ein Stromwandler ist. Die Quelle ist also auch als Str= omquelle zu belasten. Nur so wirkt der Kern auch nicht als zus=E4tzliches= L im Kreis. Vielleicht hat auch der Kern noch einen Einfluss. Ein Eisenpulverkern =FCb= ertr=E4gt sicher auch einiges aber geeigneter erscheint mir ein Kern mit= hohem =B5r, also ein Ferritkern bzw. Ferroxube. Habe am Samstag dein CQ Ruf gesehen. War gut zu lesen! Hast du meine Antwo= rt nicht gesehen? Gru=DF,=20 Stefan / DK7FC -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- Von: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacks= heep.org] Im Auftrag von Gerhard Hickl Gesendet: Sonntag, 6. Dezember 2009 20:36 An: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Betreff: LF: Question to Antenna Experts Hello folks! As some of you may have noticed, I became active on LF. My TX makes about 50W at 13,8V and the Antenna is a Marconi with multiple topload wires. Basically it consists of two 12m Fiber poles in a distance of abt. 50m (North to South). After about 20m from the feeding point, a 20m wire is connected in a nearly right angle. The end of this wire is in about 10m height to a tree. From the 2nd pole, a wire of 25m leads back to the roof of the house in an acute angle. End is also abt. 10m above ground. The end of both wires are at least 10m away from the tree and the roof to avoid losses due high voltage. The wire diameter is 3mm in the vertical section (11m) and 0,8mm for the first 20m, where the right angled wire diverges. From there all other wires are 0,6mm. The cable to the shack is RG58 abt. 25m long. The feeding point is behind the house and the loading coil is about 2,2mH made with insulated 3mm copper-wire wound on a plastic flower-pot of abt. 45cm diameter. It is placed on the roof of the a little shed. I use "Mini-VNA" to measure this antenna and I added a picture of todays measurement. As you can see, the SWR is abt. 1,8 at best because Z=3D abt. 30. I built a current transformer to measure the antenna current and calibrated it with the dummy. I have 140V p-p on the 50R and this is should produce a current of 1A. I used a Iron-Powder core, primary one turn, secondary is 14 turns and it shows a voltage of 1V after rectifying. Now, that I have it outside on the feeding point, it shows 2V which would means 2A....Thant seems a little bit high to me. Where does this error come from? I want to optimize the antenna regarding Impedance because it's only abt. 30R instead of 50R. Where should I start? More wires in the ground? Does this reduce Impedance or not? More topload? Thicker wires?=20 You see, a lot of questions from somebody who is new to LF. Thank everybody who will take the time an read this long mail in advance. Best regards es 73 OE3GHB Gerhard