Return-Path: Received: from mtain-df01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-df01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.213]) by air-mb05.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINMB054-a5bc4de2c5f2227; Sun, 29 May 2011 18:17:22 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-df01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 23D9038000093; Sun, 29 May 2011 18:17:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QQoHE-0008Jq-I7 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 29 May 2011 23:16:04 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QQoHE-0008Jh-2E for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 29 May 2011 23:16:04 +0100 Received: from out1.ip06ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.242]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QQoHC-0005ZO-7C for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 29 May 2011 23:16:04 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AqgBAFPE4k1Ok8Jd/2dsb2JhbABVhEmEPI5VQI4Pd4hxrUuPVYErg2yBBwSVKopA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.65,289,1304290800"; d="scan'208";a="501169843" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.194.93]) by out1.ip06ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 29 May 2011 23:15:56 +0100 Message-ID: <001301cc1e4d$f8a37a00$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <1306697738.1967.9.camel@gerhard-desktop> <002801cc1e38$c42eb920$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <1306699091.1967.20.camel@gerhard-desktop> Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 23:15:51 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: OE3GHB Grabbers Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 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 x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40d54de2c5ef00c1 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Gerhard Not too many Fish or you will start to grow Fins and a Tail Too many protection diodes across the FET will Degrade the performance, a Tube amplifier would be better. Commercial radio stations used to use the 807 tube. mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerhard Hickl" To: Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 8:58 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: OE3GHB Grabbers > Hey Mal! > > Thank you for the hint. I already prepared for the big EMP by buying > some canned fish and water in bottles!!!!!!! > > Do you think a C3M-tube would be suitable? I have got plenty of > them..... > > > 73 > Gerhard > > > > Am Sonntag, den 29.05.2011, 20:44 +0100 schrieb mal hamilton: > > Gerhard > > Be prepared for the Big EMP and use a tube preferably a 4CX1500 instead of > > FET preamps. > > g3kev > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gerhard Hickl" > > To: > > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2011 8:35 PM > > Subject: LF: OE3GHB Grabbers > > > > > > > Hello group! > > > > > > Both of my grabbers for LF and VLF are working normally again since > > > yesterday evening. After a distant thunderstorm last week, the VLF > > > grabber failed because of a damaged FET in the first stage of the > > > E-Probe. > > > > > > I replaced the transistor and added three protecting diodes into the > > > first stage. I hope this will solve the problem definitely. > > > > > > The LF-grabber which was not affected got stuck last Friday evening when > > > the PC which is running all the instances of SpecLab hang. This also > > > happened because of a local thunderstorm. So you see, on LF and VLF > > > there are many other challenges beside propagation and noise..... > > > > > > LF: > > > members.aon.at/grabber > > > > > > VLF: > > > members.aon.at/grabber/VLF > > > > > > 73 > > > OE3GHB > > > Gerhard > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >