Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1290; Body=1 Fuz1=4 Fuz2=4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id t6RDOD6w027842 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:24:15 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ZJiJy-0001gE-2I for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:19:58 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ZJiJx-0001g5-P5 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:19:57 +0100 Received: from smtp01.smtpout.orange.fr ([80.12.242.123] helo=smtp.smtpout.orange.fr) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.85) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJiJ6-0001Ec-PB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:19:56 +0100 Received: from PCD ([81.49.146.120]) by mwinf5d02 with ME id xRJo1q00J2c51tM03RJooj; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:18:48 +0200 X-ME-Helo: PCD X-ME-Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:18:48 +0200 X-ME-IP: 81.49.146.120 Message-ID: <44F6B31AAFEB4E9BA366603718394B73@PCD> From: "F6CNI - Andy - JN19QB" To: "RSGB LF Group" Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 15:18:48 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 16.4.3528.331 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V16.4.3528.331 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 150727-1, 27/07/2015), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Not-Tested X-Scan-Signature: ab7de7439a3fce0b74220375dc6f18e8 Subject: LF: F6CNI to night testing a tuned loop TX on MF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01D0C87F.895EFD50" 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-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 3712 Ce message est composi et au format MIME. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01D0C87F.895EFD50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi to all. This evening, I=E2=80=99ll transmit to test a single turn loop on MF. a.. 1 Watt HF TX ;=20 b.. Mode WSPR 2 and perhaps also OP 8=20 c.. Loop description :=20 a.. Vertical position, top at 11 meters, bottom at 1 meters over = ground ;=20 b.. Each side wire is 7 meters long ;=20 c.. One single turn copper wire 10 mm diameter ;=20 d.. Maximun lobe NW / SE. Note : at 600 km, the front / side lobe is = about 6 dB ;=20 e.. Impedance 0.21 - 113 j ;=20 f.. Current wire 2.0 Amperes for 1 Watt output TX ;=20 g.. Top loading using a 3C90 tore isolated transformer ;=20 h.. Base tuning with a variable in parallel with a fixe capacitor. = Total needs around 3000 pF of total capacitance ;=20 i.. 50 Ohms coaxial to the TX ;=20 j.. Minimum SWR at TX when the CV is well tuned : below 1.3 / 1. Best 73. Andy. F6CNI ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01D0C87F.895EFD50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi = to=20 all.

 

This evening,=20 I=E2=80=99ll transmit to test a single turn loop on MF.

 

  • 1 Watt HF TX ;=20
  • Mode WSPR 2 and perhaps  also OP 8=20
  • Loop description :=20
    • Vertical position, top at 11 meters, bottom at 1 meters = over=20 ground ;=20
    • Each side wire is 7 meters long ;=20
    • One single turn copper wire 10 mm diameter ;=20
    • Maximun lobe NW / SE. Note : at 600 km, the front / = side lobe is=20 about 6 dB ;=20
    • Impedance 0.21 - 113 j ;=20
    • Current wire 2.0 Amperes for 1 Watt output TX ;=20
    • Top loading using a 3C90 tore isolated transformer = ;=20
    • Base tuning with a variable in parallel with a fixe = capacitor.=20 Total needs around 3000 pF of total capacitance ;=20
    • 50 Ohms coaxial to the TX ;=20
    • Minimum SWR at TX when the CV is well tuned : below 1.3 = /=20 1.

 

Best=20 73.

 

Andy. F6CNI
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