I read in November QST that the ARRL is still struggling to get approval for the 136kHz band in the USA. There are apparently big objections from Part 15 Power Line Communications systems, and althou
As I appear to have left booking my Saturday evening dinner ticket far too late, I will be free to operate from 18.00 to 24.00 Saturday. For the last 4 hours I will transmit QRSS on 137.710 kHz As 2
Well discussion about loops certainly leads to strong views on this reflector! Bill is correct in saying that the satisfaction in using them is that many say they don't work! Those with big plots and
Or switch to Linux :-) I use Pegasus Mail (under Windows), and am pretty confident this removes me from the Outlook security problems. The problem is that most of the world seems to use Outlook and
Hi all, there seems to be another bout of funnies in circulation. I have just received a couple of mails from different senders with a 69k attachment, which would seem to bear no relation to the sub
An interesting computer program for simulating antennas can be found at: www.qsl.net/wb6tpu/swindex.html. Search for "4nec.2" and download the two files concerned. It is free. Yesterday I downloaded
There is an awful lot of controversy over the G3LHZ theories on loops...................... Yes, I accept this and you will see that I have included his formulae on my website with the proviso that I
I am about to put up a transmitting loop antenna. Dimensions will be 23m long and 15m high. Thanks to Dick (PA0SE) I could achieve a wheel of 7mm litz wire, so wire losses should be minimized (about
I am about to put up a transmitting loop antenna. Dimensions will be 23m long and 15m high. Thanks to Dick (PA0SE) I could achieve a wheel of 7mm litz wire, so wire losses should be minimized (about
As you may remember (but it seems some don't) I have detailed information on my transmit loop on my website and a comparison with the performance of a vertical on the same site. In my case the loop c
Hi Ian, have we missed something ??.....Do enligten us more...Is this the first GI<>VE / VO one-way on 136?? Cheers de Alan G3NYK [email protected] Don't get too excited, this was on 5MHz. I
I am not sure, that I can hear 100w/dipol CW on 40Í from Europe at the night on my 160m Quad and during the next weekend's contest (I have noticed it in time CQ WW SSB, listening Europe on 3el full
