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[195.171.43.25]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id i1si25348379wja.94.2014.06.23.18.27.15 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 18:27:15 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: none (google.com: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org does not designate permitted sender hosts) client-ip=195.171.43.25; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=neutral (google.com: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org does not designate permitted sender hosts) smtp.mail=owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com; dmarc=pass (p=NONE dis=NONE) header.from=gmail.com Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1WzF3X-0004SE-UY for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:57:51 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1WzF3X-0004S5-9z for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:57:51 +0100 Received: from mail-qc0-f172.google.com ([209.85.216.172]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1WzF3U-0008Ku-RN for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:57:50 +0100 Received: by mail-qc0-f172.google.com with SMTP id o8so6788469qcw.17 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:57:46 -0700 (PDT) X-DKIM-Result: Domain=gmail.com Result=Good and Known Domain DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=gHIkIKSVYm0V+nuXU4t//hrogrxuG9c9NNeZxocHnQw=; b=PvZsbVXbNFOHjG4UsYWyW7FqlgElO4m+dqpZStjPNOw6MKJMqGSPSKpm61KnF/nWct unc/euGMsQHsmpiLVfYUC4TR9jCkaF6ouhaL0HcMe5FhEOuOfeXPpmWpVhlYedNT1/eE IUlY9egFj5/xgqVxuZN8aaF3gOQ6o5+hP7TqGBCAZGcugssvRPuFV2uLHFhb+gCrkMNk dw8pW4jZNTpIx4TX/8wR7llFw55dZZp3KVPiqeI1WurvUjDmbh5bsyMdMYK1q47Wrm9K 0pozeubVzdxxQ5rKaGtvd7YPOC0HH+D1n9sOBniKB6g0nZFg/khKzpZMrEPVFtC16glm BSFg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.166.73 with SMTP id l9mr38194084qay.34.1403571466570; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:57:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.96.142.6 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:57:46 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <1403433467.29408.YahooMailBasic@web173001.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <1WyhZD-2GWXa40@fwd29.t-online.de> Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:57:46 -0400 Message-ID: From: Warren Ziegler To: rsgb_lf_group X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "relay1.thorcom.net", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. 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Content preview: Joe, 10 watts from an 1970's keyboard amp (volume control set on 3) For T/A you will need to turn the volume up to 11 :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc 73 Warren K2ORS [...] Content analysis details: (-0.7 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.7 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, low trust [209.85.216.172 listed in list.dnswl.org] 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (wd2xgj[at]gmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 T_DKIM_INVALID DKIM-Signature header exists but is not valid X-Scan-Signature: b08ad821341ca291e1fd930f7b9292d3 Subject: Re: LF: VLF in Canada Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c27e38ae927f04fc8a7270 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,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 --001a11c27e38ae927f04fc8a7270 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Joe, 10 watts from an 1970's keyboard amp (volume control set on 3) For T/A you will need to turn the volume up to 11 :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc 73 Warren K2ORS On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:33 PM, wrote: > Dear Group, > > I tried again to get an LOA for VLF. This time, the response from > Industry Canada was favourable: 10 mW 8.0-8.3 kHz. Yesterday, after a few > slight rf burns, and thanks to PA0RDT's miniwhip design and DL4YHF's > Spectrum Lab and advice, VLF sigs on 8.277 kHz were heard at 200m from the > 100m wire aerial. This was a reception outside my back yard! 10 watts from > an 1970's keyboard amp (volume control set on 3) were stepped up with an > xfmr to a lossy 500 ohm tuning coil peaked with a ferrite rod for maximum > squeal at L=0.35 H. > > Is it possible for someone who is not especially enthralled by winding > a mile of 0.7mm wire to use an iron core to make a VLF tuning coil? > > 73 > Joe VO1NA > > -- 73 Warren K2ORS WD2XGJ WD2XSH/23 WE2XEB/2 WE2XGR/1 --001a11c27e38ae927f04fc8a7270 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Joe,
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On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 3:33 PM, <jcraig= @mun.ca> wrote:
Dear Group,

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Is it possible for someone who is not especially enthralled by winding
a mile of 0.7mm wire to use an iron core to make a VLF tuning coil?

73
Joe VO1NA




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