Hello everyone. A simple query to give us all a rest from the hi-tech stuff.
I've been listening on 137 for a year or so and in that time I have NEVER
seen any Loran lines. People tell me that if I can't see them, I should get
myself a decent receiver. I receive all the usual stuff OK, though I can't
get any amateur signals outside UK/EI. I am using  a TS950 and an untuned
30m horizontal wire. The noise level increases appreciably when I connect
the antenna to the rig, which suggests to me that the receiver sensitivity
isn't a problem. I have assumed that my problem is high local noise, so when
the opportunity arose recently, I went up into the Brecon Beacons National
Park with a battery-powered Lowe HF150 and my laptop. Connecting the
receiver to a convenient wire fence I received G3OLB as a whacking great
signal- but no Loran! This was in a location at least 5km from the nearest
mains electricity of any kind and the background on spectrogram was
beautifully clean. So what's what? Should I really be seeing Loran lines or
are there other people in Western Europe for whom the Loran is just a name?
Help Please!
Martin Evans GW3UCJ.
Located in the Swansea Valley in South Wales.