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From: Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com>
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Subject: LF: VLF earth-mode test today
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As many of you will recall I had a cerebellum brain bleed in September
2013. I was in hospital for 3.5 months and not at all well. Thankfully, I
am still recovering, albeit very slowly.

Today I did my first proper earth-mode VLF field test at 8.976kHz from the
QTH we moved in to just before I was taken ill. I was using the 5W QRSS3
beacon into the same earth-electrode set-up used successfully at 472kHz. I
went to a RX test site I'd used many times before when TXing from the old
QTH, where I used to get strong signals, but this time there was *absolutely
no copy at all*. I even tried 0.3km from the new QTH without success.
Clearly, whatever utilities were helping at the old QTH are *not* there at
the newer QTH. From the old QTH, 6km had been spanned by utilities assisted
earth-mode with the same 5W QRSS3 TX.

Altogether a very disappointing day, but this was my first field test in
over 18 months. More details and photos on my blog at
http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/vlf-field-test-total-failure.html .
I am sure there will be a good explanation for these results.

After the tests I was exhausted. In the past this test would have been
trivial. Value good health, as you do not know what is around the corner!

73s

Roger G3XBM

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>As many of you will recall I had =
a cerebellum brain bleed in September 2013. I was in hospital for 3.5 month=
s and not at all well. Thankfully, I am still recovering, albeit very slowl=
y.<br><br></div>Today I did my first proper earth-mode VLF field test at 8.=
976kHz from the QTH we moved in to just before I was taken ill. I was using=
 the 5W QRSS3 beacon into the same earth-electrode set-up used successfully=
 at 472kHz. I went to a RX test site I&#39;d used many times before when TX=
ing from the old QTH, where I used to get strong signals, but this time the=
re was <i>absolutely no copy at all</i>. I even tried 0.3km from the new QT=
H without success. Clearly, whatever utilities were helping at the old QTH =
are <i>not</i> there at the newer QTH. From the old QTH, 6km had been spann=
ed by utilities assisted earth-mode with the same 5W QRSS3 TX.<br><br></div=
>Altogether a very disappointing day, but this was my first field test in o=
ver 18 months. More details and photos on my blog at <a href=3D"http://g3xb=
m-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/vlf-field-test-total-failure.html">http://g3xb=
m-qrp.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/vlf-field-test-total-failure.html</a> . I am s=
ure there will be a good explanation for these results.<br><br></div>After =
the tests I was exhausted. In the past this test would have been trivial. V=
alue good health, as you do not know what is around the corner!<br><br></di=
v>73s<br><br></div>Roger G3XBM <br></div>

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