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To The LF Group,
I can confirm the information posted by Jim, M0BMU
and David, G0MRF regarding the LF station planned to be set up at the RSGB
HFC2004 Conference to be held this coming weekend in Crawley West Sussex. We
hope to be up and running on the 136Khz band some time in the early
evening of Friday 22nd October until at least early afternoon of
Sunday 24th Oct dependent on activity. We also hope to do some overnight
work depending of course on operator availability.
We intend to put on a reasonably serious station
running 1Kw into an off-set "T" antenna with two parallel top loading wires
between spreaders each about 40m long sloping up from about 15m AGL at
one end to around 30m at the other end being supporting by a mobile
lattice tower. This will provide a vertical radiator section
of approximately 20m.
The TCVR will be a FT1000MP driving a modified
ex-Decca TX with the option to take received signals either from the
transmit antenna or from the remote 136Khz receiver of MB7LF,
the linear translator station relaying signals from 136Khz on
2m and located on a quiet site only a few km away at the local Crawley Club
HQ in an area of forest. This will provide some insurance against any possible
local high level noise QRM originating from the Hotel or from local 415V
agricultural power lines running only 60m or so away in the field behind the
hotel.
I held back posting this info until now because we
do not yet have the info from the RSGB on the allocated special event callsign
for the conference but we believe that it will be MB4HFC or something similar. I
will update the callsign info via the reflector as soon as it is
confirmed.
We look forward to generating plenty of 136Khz
activity - mainly hand keyed CW but also of course QRSS.
73, de Derek, G3GRO
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:40
AM
Subject: LF: RE: RSGB LF Convention /
demo station.
Dear LF
Group,
I had a QSO last
night with Derek, G3GRO, who was warming up the LF gear prior to the
convention at the weekend ? he said that they hoped to be QRV from Friday
evening from the convention site.
I will be attending
myself ? I would certainly be interested in having a go on Saturday night
after the dinner. I look forward to meeting up with other denizens of the LF
spectrum at the weekend!
Cheers, Jim
Moritz
73 de
M0BMU
What
I don't know is whether there is an LF station being
set up
(Crawley
club?).
Yes,
there will be an LF demo station.
The
equipment is being provided by the Crawley club - Including a " 100 foot
tower" and a Decca transmitter 1kW (ish)
transmitter.
As
Derek G3GRO and the chaps are also setting up the HF station and performing
other duties around the convention, I think I'm listed somewhere as LF station
operator.
Setting
up will be Friday afternoon with operation through the
weekend.
I would
be particually interested arranging a period of attended operation late
Saturday evening, after the Gala dinner / Sunday morning to see if we can
turn a few of these transatlantic reception reports into a QSO.
- ERP will be at the UK limit. VO1NA -
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