Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-md04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 8802C380000B7; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:23:06 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Rd30k-0007Nt-SV for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:57:54 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Rd30k-0007Nk-F4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:57:54 +0000 Received: from out1.ip03ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.239]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Rd30i-0004Fg-2O for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:57:54 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: At0AAPu98E5cHnOf/2dsb2JhbABDiUmRYo5mgW6BBoFtBQEBBAEIAQEDJQEjAiwBAQMFAgEDEQQBAQolFAEEGgYWCAYTCgECAgEBh2kCpymPdIhygxoEiASFASkBmgA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.71,383,1320624000"; d="scan'208";a="370156316" Received: from host-92-30-115-159.as13285.net (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.30.115.159]) by out1.ip03ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 20 Dec 2011 16:57:45 +0000 Message-ID: <004101ccbf38$7ee0fe90$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <033201ccbcab$5c5fe640$1502a8c0@Clemens04> <000901ccbcc4$42768fe0$c763afa0$@com> <4EECC1E8.4000806@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <002c01ccbd6f$572761c0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <39D91133A64A480596FBAA4395D85812@JimPC> <007901ccbd9e$69fe2ed0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <08C805D2A1C04E64836275C632577CF2@JimPC> <000901ccbe3e$31cd2700$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <4EF07E9B.2070401@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:57:45 -0000 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: Re: Re: TX system at DK7FC, schematic Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:455780992:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60584ef0c47a735d X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Stefan, Jim es Co I can understand the problem of going off Resonance with a large Inductor and short wire in Stefans case. This happens on 160m Mobile where the Loading coil is large and the top section only a a metre or so long, when passing close to large vehicles or trees on country roads or sudden changes in WX With my small loading coil less than 0.5 mH the WX has less influence on Resonance and if it does its only one TAP up or down to rectify the situation I do however see some fluctuations in a GALE when the wires move about but that is short lived although it might show up as QSB at the RX end. My system gives vy little trouble, low maintainence and is stable. The same applies on MF. Now using Decca equipment for both bands and all H/B Transmitters/amplifiers are kept in reserve.Decca is fairly fail safe when handled properly mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Schäfer" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 12:24 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: Re: Re: TX system at DK7FC, schematic > > Am 20.12.2011 00:49, schrieb James Moritz: > > [...] > > With a high loaded-Q antenna, small changes in reactance result in a > > large mismatch, and the continuously-variable variometer inductance > > allows precise adjustment of matching. If you used some arrangement of > > tapped coils instead, the inevitable slight errors in inductance > > caused by only being able to adjust in discrete steps would probably > > result in a greater reduction in antenna current than that caused by > > variometer losses. > > [...] > > > Exactly. > That's what happend tonite and in the morning. The first time in the > season it is snowing here and so my system got strongly out of > resonance, reducing the TX power by about 10 dB. So i hardly expect TA > reports from this night. A pity, since we are in the best time of this > season... > I really need the automatic variometer now. The phase meter (M0BMU > design) already works very well. Hope to get it ready during this week. > A work that makes fun! > > 73 all, > > Stefan/DK7FC > > >