Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dc03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dc03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.131]) by air-di07.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDI072-eacf4cbef63d297; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:01:33 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dc03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id C9E0238000105; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:01:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1P8ZCy-0002Gk-KP for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1P8ZCy-0002Gb-3g for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Received: from mail-pv0-f171.google.com ([74.125.83.171]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1P8ZCw-0004Le-2c for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0100 Received: by pvc22 with SMTP id 22so763177pvc.16 for ; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:59:50 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=3rjTg0jQLY/A62sOZ9luLJT8XDCHfyn/+FkYhGFmyNM=; b=aPwkllxNMbhMfZVIZ4MdW2zWKUxuyrKICHfdhqDoFn3Pk+U/aYwBQmPkYU2ZvW5Lqs sa3YQNF3o7Hj8DmMm/hPvXTEpUzkW2+16/3C4bQK5gSkKHl/uKzo2dC/U8DbIne7P3jx IgUOgkvC6aaD2HDfH1Qlycz+fwfYQXgObeLKo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=Crq/JafWlY0WSExIyBgi6EdI+mWcQh8eoEh3gNagxNNCz11AP+a2TpKIAmt7SqFffL 3vWjPHkPw27pDPNND+/neOFEM28H6mnlU3z5is53XwJbD0MFLK2Hlt8dpBA0mw3xVolL N9Af7+KdUdA94g6jizFf1vJfg6WVWkq1xZZ7Q= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.251.3 with SMTP id y3mr5825948wfh.140.1287583190402; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:59:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.202.136 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:59:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <7383C2F394D24A61A4D04AD2516EC590@IBM7FFA209F07C> References: <367FDD82671449AEAB28C67EA989FE59@IBM7FFA209F07C> <001201cb7038$ddc18d80$4001a8c0@lark> <7383C2F394D24A61A4D04AD2516EC590@IBM7FFA209F07C> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:59:50 -0400 Message-ID: From: Warren Ziegler To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: Re: Re: Variometer Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00504502c466aecda104930cd2e4 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=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 x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d285.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40834cbef63b3c37 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --00504502c466aecda104930cd2e4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I understand from his QRZ listing that Steve GW4ALG gave up amateur radio completely, something about not liking contests etc. -- 73 Warren K2ORS WD2XGJ WD2XSH/23 WE2XEB/2 WE2XGR/1 On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Chris wrote: > Hi Alan, > Yes, you're probably correct, but without knowing that 'detail' you coud > easily misunderstand what it is suggested that unit could do. > Incidentally, it was GW4ALG, not 3. Steve says one of the reasons he gave > up on 136 was the 'first RSGB repeater on the band' and it attracting > 'pirates'. I have never heard of an RSGB repeater on 136 and think it a most > unlikely band to interest pirates. Maybe I'm wrong, I often am! > Vy 73, > Chris, G4AYT, Whitstable. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Melia" > > To: > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:03 AM > Subject: LF: Re: Variometer > > > Hi Chris that unit looks rather like the pictures of Steve GW3ALGs >> variometer (others made similar units....the lego remote control rings >> bells) which has featured in the LF Handbook and both editions of LF >> Today. >> If so Steve used a modifieed KW1000 linear I believe which was capable of >> putting out quite a lot of power. Steve ran a 20m vertical with the top >> 10m >> supported by party ballooons when the wind was suitably low. If it was put >> below his main fixed loading coil as an incremental inductor then it would >> not have had to suffer such high voltages as at the main coil top. >> >> Alan G3NYK >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" >> To: "RSGB LF Group" >> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:31 AM >> Subject: LF: Variometer >> >> >> Hi LF, >> Need a variometer? Take a look at Ebay item 120636022163. The claim is >> this >> item can cope with 'over a kW of RF' and covers 136kHz - I must say I have >> my doubts! At least you can have a laugh at the 'amature' spelling and >> terminology throughout!! >> Vy 73, Chris, G4AYT, Whitstable, Kent. >> >> >> > > --00504502c466aecda104930cd2e4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I understand from his QRZ listing that Steve GW4ALG gave up amateur radio= completely, something about not liking contests etc.
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On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Chris <c.ashby435@btinternet.com> wrote:
Hi Alan,
Yes, you're probably correct, but without knowing that 'detail'= ; you coud easily misunderstand what it is suggested that unit could do. Incidentally, it was GW4ALG, not 3. Steve says one of the reasons he gave= up on 136 was the 'first RSGB repeater on the band' and it attrac= ting 'pirates'. I have never heard of an RSGB repeater on 136 and= think it a most unlikely band to interest pirates. Maybe I'm wrong,= I often am!
Vy 73,
Chris, G4AYT, Whitstable.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.c= om>
To: <= rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:03 AM
Subject: LF: Re: Variometer


Hi Chris that unit looks rather like the pictures of Steve GW3ALGs
variometer (others made similar units....the lego remote control rings
bells) which has featured in =A0the LF Handbook and both editions of LF To= day.
If so Steve used a modifieed KW1000 linear I believe which was capable of<= br> putting out quite a lot of power. Steve ran a 20m vertical with the top 10= m
supported by party ballooons when the wind was suitably low. If it was put=
below his main fixed loading coil as an incremental inductor then it would=
not have had to suffer such high voltages as at the main coil top.

Alan G3NYK

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <c.ashby435@btinternet.com>
To: "RSGB LF Group" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:31 AM
Subject: LF: Variometer


Hi LF,
Need a variometer? Take a look at Ebay item 120636022163. The claim is thi= s
item can cope with 'over a kW of RF' and covers 136kHz - I must sa= y I have
my doubts! At least you can have a laugh at the 'amature' spelling= and
terminology throughout!!
Vy 73, Chris, G4AYT, Whitstable, Kent.








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