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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Hi Peter, yes, I read your experiences .. My antenna was already powered by battery .. I think my problem is noise captured by coax, or noise generated locally and then impossible to distinguish from real signals .. Tomorrow I want to try to isolate coax from RX via a toroid transformer ... but I do not believe much ... 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My antenna was already powered by battery .. I think my problem is noise captured by coax, or noise generated locally and then impossible to distinguish from real signals .. Tomorrow I want to try to isolate coax from RX via a toroid transformer ... but I do not believe much ... thanks for your attention .. 73 de Mauro IK1WVQ At 10.07 27/04/12, you wrote: >Hello Mauro, >Did you take notice about my experiments regarding feeding the >antenna with a battery ? >Take a look at the pictures around the 25th of March in that log: >http://www.qsl.net/pa1sdb/Experiences.htm > >I tried several power supply's, feeding it external with a power >supply, via a L8712, very large C over the + and -, but nothing did >help to get rid of the noise. >Only when I use a battery to power the PA0RTD Mini Whip, the noise is gone. > >I'm writing here the expereince about signals below 24 KHz. I don't >know what the effect is above 24 KHz. > >73's, Peter - PA1SDB > >http://www.qsl.net/pa1sdb > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "IK1WVQ Mauro" >To: >Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:27 PM >Subject: Re: LF: info about better digital mode in 2200m band > > >>Hi to all, >>thanks a lot for all the answers to my question ... >>I want to precise my position: >>I manage a 10.140MHz QRSS grabber from 2 years. >>This winter I discovered the PA0RDT antenna, initially tried at >>10.140 MHz (no great results) and then >>at 500 KHz (few beacon received - DI2AM , OK0EMW , IQ2MI etc.) and >>finally 137 KHz .. >>Now i survey the segment 136.169-136.173 and 137.670-137.740 .. >>the results are online in my website .. >> >>Now in the 136.170 segment i receive ONLY DK7FC , with good signals >>but with deep QSB .. >>Now in the 137.700 segment NO ONE received station ... >> >>I think my problem is the noisy urban environment, the 137.700 is >>more noisy than 136.170 .. >> >>probably the PA0RDT makes intermodulation (a mistake was surely >>made: in order to increase sensitivity I place a 60 cm "whip" wire >>other than the PCB antenna), or my cable keeps noise (thanks Mike >>for this info).. >> >>I planned to remote the antenna and RX in a rural site with a >>microwave link to my qth, but for now this is impossible (mains >>power problems) .. >> >>the last resort will be a magloop tuned and preamplified .... >> >>My request for infos about digital mode was simply to try to >>receive other traffic before my patience runs out .. HI! >> >> From your emails, probably OPERA is the better choice, I shall try .. >>(the RACALL 1792 is stabilized by a GPS .. no problem for frequency >>stability) >> >>Thanks again for your attention .. >> >>73 da Mauro IK1WVQ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>At 17.35 26/04/12, Graham wrote: >>>Mauro did ask ' the better digital mode ' as "reverse beacon" >>>and listed 3 modes. >>>I think this relates to internet linked s/n reporting systems >>>, as wspr / lentus / Opera >>>and other's that have web linking and not simple recognition ? >>> >>>Now if some one can slow a CW skimmer down slightly , there >>>is a opportunity >>>to read qrss as a reverse CW beacon mode and report s/n via the web ! >>> >>>G.. >>> >>>-------------------------------------------------- >>>From: "IK1WVQ Mauro" >>>Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 11:27 AM >>>To: >>>Subject: LF: info about better digital mode in 2200m band >>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>what is the better digital mode for starting listening 137 KHz >>>>band as "reverse beacon" (no TX)?? >>>>("better" = greater number of active stations in Europe) >>>> >>>>WSPR ?? LENTUS ?? OPERA ?? >>>> >>>>what frequency is utilized for those modes ??? >>>> >>>>thanks in advance to all .. >>>> >>>>73 de Mauro IK1WVQ >>>> >>>>P.S.: my RX station is : PA0RDT 8 meters over the roof, RACALL >>>>1792 .. not great station at all .. >>>>in QRSS mode the only station what I can receive is the >>>>"broadcast (HI!)" beacon of Stefan DK7FC .. NO OTHER ... >>> >>> >>> >>>Nessun virus nel messaggio in arrivo. >>>Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >>>Versione: 9.0.930 / Database dei virus: 2410.1.1/4959 - Data di >>>rilascio: 04/25/12 20:34:00 >> > > > > >Nessun virus nel messaggio in arrivo. >Controllato da AVG - www.avg.com >Versione: 9.0.930 / Database dei virus: 2410.1.1/4961 - Data di >rilascio: 04/26/12 20:34:00