Dear all. Only sporadic noise today so I was able to hear most people OK, even G3WKL, nice to hear you for the first time John, sorry about the noise. I worked G3XDV, M0BMU in CW and worked G3AQC las
Mike and all. The pancake-day tests. I'll use 71.950 TX. Listening co-channel (noise permitting) and 136.7 for CW, 137.720 for QRSS3. I will call for CW on the hour (xx00) and for QRSS3 on the half-h
After a CQ please listen to calls on 137kHz as well for a possible crossband QSO. I will do that Dick, thanks for the reminder. Now that I have the 136k receiving loop I can listen on both bands toge
Dear all. As Alan mentioned in his mail about propagation, Tuesday 4th is the first Tuesday in March and should see the Rugby TX in the middle of the 73k band quiet for at least the morning. If anyon
Hugh said... I will happily give it webspace at http://www.m0wye.thersgb.net/lf.htm but maybe http://www.wireless.org.uk is a more centralised location - if the webmaster could be persuaded :-) But o
Jim and Ian etc... OK I will take the 73k gear (no great hardship, I left the coil there last time) and try to be on the air on Sunday afternoon and/or Monday. I will have the mobile phone, 07976 833
Dear all. I will be paying another visit to the New Galloway QTH (IO75WC) on easter Sunday/Monday. I could take the 73k gear if anyone is interested in a test but I won't bother unless there's some i
The only thing wrong with this is that you don't know whether you've stumbled on part of a QSO or a call... although it is a technique I have used for years (I rarely call CQ EXCEPT on LF!). I liked
Or how about "EE", short for 'ello 'ello? Dave G3YXM. If anyone has an opinion on the above for or against pse comment. On normal CW I wll continue with the established CQ. 73 de G3KEV/IO94SH Why not
That's the second April 1st trick I've fallen for.... I'm off to the tree nursery now! Dave 'YXM Try planting some COPPER BEECH trees around your coils. I know April 1st has gone !!!!!!!!!!!! G3KEV
Mal said... NEVER put your loading coil in a metal box, it totally destroys the efficiency. Consider it as part of the antenna from the radiation point of view. You have never seen a loading coil on
Hello stateside. Myself and David G0MRF are coming to the Dayton Hamvention next week. We have made contact with the Amrad guys but would also be pleased to meet as many lowfers as possible whilst we
Jim and all... I've also made a noise on 73k, worked Jim and Mike, during the QSO with Jim a family of spiders (now deceased) caused a flash-over in the loading coil which I had to clear. I then left
Dear all. As we lose 73k next Monday I will fire up the station on Sunday 29th for the last time (except maybe Monday evening!). Will anyone else be around? Last chance for those who have NOVs but ha
The Philips HEF series CMOS chips work to more than 20MHz, other types are not so good. Dave G3YXM I would like to use the M74HC4060 as a 'divide-by-64' signal source. Can anyone tell me the upper li
TS850 TS850 TS850 Oh, and the TS850 is pretty good too. Check for dodgy DDS action by tuning to a heterodyne and rotating both bandwidth controls (bottom right). There should be no change in pitch or
Alan / Joe. Yes it look that way, just a vestige of signal at 0040, (presumably at your dusk?) then nothing all night. 73 Dave G3YXM Hi all, It looks as though I was a day too optimistic. According t
The wretched grabber seems to be working at the moment. Presumably it'll stop as soon as I go to bed! 73 Dave G3YXM -- Original Message -- From: "Joe Craig" <[email protected]> To: "Jay Rusgro
Joe and all. Something went pear-shaped last night, no grabs between 0030 and 0720. Presumably the internet connection went down..? Although why Snagit failed to save the local copy I don't know! Sor