From Finbar EI0CF. I thought the group might be interested in my most recent LF qso on the 19th October at 1600 utc. In February 1998 I received a phone call from G6RO, Ron, telling me that he had ju
From Finbar EI0CF. Having recently put into service an ex NDB beacon ATU, I now have a spare ATU. It suddenly struck me, how about a tuned counterpoise. I have now erected one about 15 feet below the
There has been some discussion recently regarding getting a signal across the Atlantic Ocean on LF. A number of people have recounted stories regarding conditions on 500 khz. Perhaps I can add to the
Thank you for the report on my beacon transmission. This experiment all came to a sorry end , just after I ended the test on Saturday afternoon. I had been using a 12 volt supply for the rig and had
Hi Peter, Great signal here at Malin Head, heard you working a string of stations, you were certainly getting out well up here. Could not get back to you , as I was working at the salt mines , whilst
Hi Hans-Joachim, I do not disagree with your power level for WCC and WSL, I was just commenting on the sheer power level used by these stations, compared to the ususal 1 kw transmitters used at coast
Hi Mike, Was working on Sunday, but did get the chance to tune into to 137 khz and hear you with a super signal from Wales, very strong and steady signal, working everything going. Great stuff. Pity
Re Tuned Countepoises, I have experimented with these, nothing conclusive yet. I would be delighted to get a copy of the article mentioned. Thank you. Best regards Finbar EI0CF Malin Head. -- Origina
Hello James , M0BMU, Many thanks for the contact yesterday. As a matter of interest I have been QRT for about 2 months now but have re-erected an LF antenna again. Perhaps you might be interested in
Hi Rik, Hope you got my posting regarding my antenna measurements, spacing etc. Regarding the deep QSB on my signal on the 21st Feb, I can confirm that I was not changing power, it remained the same
Hi Rik, Thanks for the encouragement and sorry for messing up the date. I will put out a test transmission over the next 3 or 4 nights, starting at just before midnight utc and at least for one hour
Hello Brian, Oops, sorry about that, not a good start. I will be on 136.150 khz starting before midnight utc tonight 26th and for the next 3 to 4 nights for 1 hour , finishing at 0100 utc, each morni
