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From: Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2017 19:38:27 +0100
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Subject: Re: LF: A little better?
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Well, with 4 spots of my QRPP 630m WSPR signal already, it looks as if
things* are* better.

On 15 October 2017 at 14:43, Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com> wrote:

> My earth-electrode "antenna" for 630m has been repaired and the secondary
> antenna current reading on the Marconi has gone from 17uA to 22uA using
> this as an additional ground.  It remains to be seen (tonight) if this
> small ERP increase makes any real difference. The next thing to try will be
> more/better grounds directly outside the shack and some radials?
>
> I shall be on 630m WSPR (20% TX) this evening and overnight. The ERP is
> still very much QRPP (low mWs). All reports welcomed.
>
> I know this is trivial compared with the results obtained by "real"
> stations, but it shows useful results can be obtained on MF with a very
> modest installation. My hope is this encourages others.
>
> Last  night my ultra simple system got 3 unique spots on TX and I spotted
> 10 unique stations on RX.
>
> 73s
> Roger G3XBM
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Well, with 4 spots of my QRPP 630m WSPR signal already, it=
 looks as if things<i> are</i> better.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 15 October 2017 at 14:43, Roger Lapthorn <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rogerlapthorn@gmail.com" target=3D"_bla=
nk">rogerlapthorn@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>My earth-electrode &quot;antenna&quot; for 6=
30m has been repaired and the secondary antenna current reading on the Marc=
oni has gone from 17uA to 22uA using this as an additional ground.=C2=A0 It=
 remains to be seen (tonight) if this small ERP increase makes any real dif=
ference. The next thing to try will be more/better grounds directly outside=
 the shack and some radials?</div><div><br></div><div><span>I shall be on 6=
30m WSPR (20% TX) this evening and overnight. The ERP is still very much QR=
PP (low mWs). All reports welcomed.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div=
><div><span>I know this is trivial compared with the results obtained by &q=
uot;real&quot; stations, but it shows useful results can be obtained on MF =
with a very modest installation. My hope is this encourages others. </span>=
</div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Last=C2=A0 night my ultra simp=
le system got 3 unique spots on TX and I spotted 10 unique stations on RX.<=
/span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>73s</span></div><div><sp=
an>Roger G3XBM</span></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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