Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mh04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 8149C38000093; Mon, 8 Aug 2011 18:51:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QqYdz-0004Kt-0N for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:49:59 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QqYdy-0004Kk-9n for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:49:58 +0100 Received: from smtp5.freeserve.com ([193.252.22.151] helo=smtp6.freeserve.com) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QqYdw-0000bc-FJ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:49:58 +0100 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3501.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 7475B7000094 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:49:50 +0200 (CEST) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3501.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 6861270000A4 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:49:50 +0200 (CEST) Received: from AGB (unknown [2.26.21.201]) by mwinf3501.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id E5C0C7000094 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:49:49 +0200 (CEST) X-ME-UUID: 20110808224949941.E5C0C7000094@mwinf3501.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: <2CCA2BE4259248B4ABDC241F0EE58FA8@AGB> From: "Graham" To: References: <001901cc55f1$52b9f660$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf><003701cc55f8$e9e01950$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <006801cc5601$705d4ae0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> In-Reply-To: <006801cc5601$705d4ae0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 23:49:48 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 110808-1, 08/08/2011), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,RCVD_ILLEGAL_IP=0.234 Subject: Re: LF: 137 ck Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0076_01CC5625.DBDE7630" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=HTML_40_50,HTML_MESSAGE, MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME 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-SCORE: 0:2:503339808:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60d84e406871088e X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01CC5625.DBDE7630 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That's the problem with modern digital technology , the dynamic = range exceeds , that of the MK-1 eye ball , 30 db is 1000:1 , = will show at 20 db over the noise and would not show on the scope Use a reasonable decoupling capacitor , and look at the psu = voltage using a (cheap) sound card (with high z resistive ladder = for safety) ..use Wolf's SPEC-LAB to view the dB attenuation = at 50, 100, 150 , 200 Hz etc=20 Depending on the loop bandwidth of the stabiliser , keying may = also induce transits , use the peak hold to observe the generated = spectrum=20 G.. From: mal hamilton=20 Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 8:29 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: Re: LF: 137 ck No hum Gary I am monitoring on the scope and sig is vy clean mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gary - G4WGT=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 8:19 PM Subject: Re: LF: 137 ck OK Mal,=20 Captures are at 10 minute intervals, but I have saved you going to = SpecSavers as I have enlarged the frequency readout. BTW...do you have some 100Hz hum on your transmission, look at my = grabber to check. 73 Gary - G4WGT. On 8 August 2011 19:28, mal hamilton wrote: Yes Gary Your grabber seems to have a long delay before display es the times = and freq hard to read otherwise sensitivity seems ok at present for distance 73 de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gary - G4WGT=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:21 PM Subject: Re: LF: 137 ck Mal,=20 You wrote.........While testing earlier find NO UK GRABBERS = working My 500kHz & 137kHz grabber runs 24/7.... http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wgtaylor/grabber2.html Gary - G4WGT. On 8 August 2011 18:33, mal hamilton = wrote: Just finished my new PSU 60V/10A psu. While testing earlier find = NO UK GRABBERS working and DK7FC has a SPURIOUS wobble signal right on = 137.7=20 I will be QRV for a while from now on 137.7 qrs3 for DX qso's = and will work locals on CW 73 De Mal/G3KEV ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01CC5625.DBDE7630 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That's  the problem  = with =20 modern   digital  technology , the  dynamic = range =20 exceeds , that  of the  MK-1   eye  ball , 30 = db=20 is  1000:1  , will  show at  20 db over the  = noise=20 and  would  not  show on the  scope
 
Use a  reasonable  =20 decoupling   capacitor  , and look at the  = psu  =20 voltage  using  a  (cheap) sound  card =20 (with high z resistive ladder for  safety) ..use =20 Wolf's   SPEC-LAB   to   view  the = dB =20 attenuation  at  50, 100, 150 , 200  Hz  etc =
 
Depending  on the  loop  = bandwidth  of the  stabiliser , keying  may  = also =20 induce  transits  , use the  peak  hold to  = observe=20 the  generated  spectrum
 
G..

From: mal hamilton
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 8:29 PM
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= =20
Subject: Re: LF: 137 ck

No hum Gary
I am monitoring on the scope and sig is vy=20 clean
mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Gary -=20 G4WGT
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 = 8:19=20 PM
Subject: Re: LF: 137 ck

OK Mal,=20

Captures are at 10 minute intervals, but I have saved you going = to=20 SpecSavers as I have enlarged the frequency readout.

BTW...do you have some 100Hz hum on your transmission, look at my = grabber=20 to check.

73

Gary - G4WGT.


On 8 August 2011 19:28, mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>=20 wrote:
Yes Gary
Your grabber seems to have a long delay = before display=20 es the times and freq hard to read
otherwise sensitivity seems ok at present = for=20 distance
73 de mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message ----- =
From: = Gary - G4WGT
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Monday, August 08, = 2011 7:21=20 PM
Subject: Re: LF: 137 = ck

Mal,=20

You wrote.........While = testing=20 earlier find NO UK GRABBERS working

My 500kHz & 137kHz grabber runs=20 24/7....

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/wgtaylor/grabber2.html

Gary - G4WGT.


On 8 August 2011 18:33, mal hamilton = <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:
Just finished my new PSU 60V/10A psu. = While=20 testing earlier find NO UK GRABBERS working and DK7FC has a = SPURIOUS=20 wobble signal right on 137.7
I will be QRV for a while from now on = 137.7 qrs3=20 for DX qso's and will work locals on CW
73 De Mal/G3KEV
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