Re: LF: O/T 4m Trnsvr PLAYED OUT

[M0FMT <m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk>]

Hi Marco, Roger and LF

 

I am replying to both in this mail because I guess have started something off topic on the wrong Forum.

 

Marco many thanks for the suggestion. I may have to go down that route if I still have problems make something work. So thanks for your endosement of Spectrum who I know make a good transverter. Ok about DL permits on 4m I didn't know about that. It's a good band often opening during the summer. On FM I have worked stations from the old YU area S5XX (?) fully quieting signals just like locals. Get that permit again Marco and see you on 4m.

 

Roger yes it was funny seeing your mail covering 4m at a time when I have been struggling with that very issue.

 

And ok about LF, there is nodoubt that more activity would be welcome as Mal says and we should try and do more. I know you do a lot to publicise it. I think the trouble is we are few and spread thin across wide ranging bands that need a lot of effort to achieve good results. The result is that some bands like 500 get neglected while the focus is on, say 8kc/s.

 

I pledge to do more!!

 

73 Pete M0fmt IO91UX

 

Hello Pete,

I was lazy and bought a ready to go 4m transverter from a company in UK http://www.spectrumcomms.co.uk/amateur.htm#TRANSCEIVE_CONVERTERS

I found the transverter good and cheap. I did many MS+ES QSO with a special permit as DI2AX in 2009.

 

vy73

Marco

DD7PC

 

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From: Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Tue, 26 April, 2011 11:50:35
Subject: Re: LF: O/T 4m Trnsvr PLAYED OUT

Hi Pete

Agree totally with your email about VLF and LF. This is REAL amateur radio and not black-box operating. We've all learnt a lot. Despite easy DX on 10m again this morning, I still find getting very simple QRP gear to work on VLF, LF and MF much more interesting. There is still much fro me to do and learn at the lower end of the spectrum and I shall remain active on 8, 136 and 500kHz.

Yes, happy to answer questions on my 4m QRP transverter design. It worked a few hundred km in a recent activity contest with just a dipole in the loft and should be good for some European Es DX this next few months.

73s
Roger G3XBM

On 26 April 2011 10:57, M0FMT <m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Hi Roger

 

Thanks for the URL to the 4m transverter. I have started to take interest in the band again. I have always been on FM. I have built several 4M converters but never had luck with the TX side. The last project I had a go at was one in RadCom a year back the Converter was all Mosfet which worked really well and I still use it. The TX side however was not a sucess mainly I think down to the mixer which was a diode double balanced design that I just could get to work.

So I may try the TX part of your circuit..... I hope you are prepared to answer questions later ... hee:-))
 

73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX

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From: Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Tue, 26 April, 2011 9:10:44
Subject: Re: LF: PLAYED OUT

Hi Mal.

G3XIZ continues to improve his station and has been copied at decent range on DFCW this weekend. Others, like me, are finding out more and more about through-the-ground VLF communications and are regularly copying UK and European stations on 8.97kHz by radiated DX. You've only to look on the news page of the Sub 9kHz Amateur Radio website to see just how much is going on on VLF. See https://sites.google.com/site/sub9khz/news

Certainly 10m has been very good lately, with WSPR reports from around the planet with my 5W (or less) and a small wire halo antenna. 6m and 4m Es DX is also about to start and I'm hoping for some QRP DX on 4m with my homebrew transverter. See http://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp/Home/4m_transverter.

In my view it is not either/or but all and more. 

Good luck on whichever end of the spectrum you experiment Mal.

73s
Roger G3XBM

On 26 April 2011 08:19, mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:

Activity very poor over the easter weekend on VLF/LF/MF whereas all the other amateur bands were buzzing and some long haul acty on 10 metres.

Maybe it is time to abandon the lower frequencies and concentrate on the higher end like 10, 6 and 4 metres.

The results on VLF es LF es MF currently do not justify the effort, VLF acty from the UK especially poor in spite of several stations being permitted to operate on the 9 khz band.

Time for a change!!

de G3KEV

 

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