After my recent message about a mysterious strong carrier on 135.78 khz that has been there all weekend. Just checked the freq now at 1507 utc and the carrier has been switched off. Strange coinciden
A strong carrier appeared a couple of days ago and is still there today on 135.78 khz. Can anyone else hear it? It appears to be a carrier but could be modulated, I have not yet investigated. 73 de M
Just worked EI3CZ Rod in Dublin new station to me, also he says he is fairly new to the band. Running 200W to a VERT ANT, so welcome Rod. 73s Laurie. I first worked ROD/EI3CZ on 13 -Dec- 2001 and se
HI Mal, 40673 now obsolete and very hard to get. Last lot of ten I managed to get were at the 'Dag voor de Amateur' at Apeldoorn three years ago. However when you come across with the half-gallon of
Does anyone know a source for obtaining fet type 40673, the usual mixer type fet. They do not seem to be listed in the normal supplier catalogues. de Mal/G3KEV
I have heard via the grapvine that 10 JEEPS have been sited in a scrapyard in Scotland, condition not known. They consist of two racks 2 x5 units plus other ancillary bits. I will investigate further
Jim, Your psk08 signal on 137.5 khz was solid copy with me at 2120z. I was using speclab s/ware. Didnt miss any characters, solid transmissions from you giving ur call and qra loc and asking for repl
Many thanks for all the info about my FET enquiry. These USA boys are on the ball, I had so many immediate replies, a few minutes after I sent the msg I had a reply from several USA stations. The inf
Can anyone help with data for a 2N3824, TO72 package, 4 legs. Is it a dual gate mosfet or something else. Need it for a product det for a level meter job if a fet. 73 and tnx de Mal/G3KEV
When CFH is audible during EU daytime it might be worth trying a TA daytime test. Dexter/W4DEX has already copied my signal on 136 khz during his daylight hours. It might even be better on the lower
My loop has been in use for well over 3 years now, so the following may clarify recent discussion and surprise some used to 'conventional' vertical antennas. 1. Loops are largely unaffected by groun
Look out for IK4AOZ now qrp but going QRO in the near future. Got a nice report from him on normal cw a few days ago. Op Alfo, QTH - IMOLA/BOLOGNA 73 De Mal/G3KEV
Mal, and group To what do you attribute the changes in tuning using the higher Q litz wire? I mean when the wind blows Is it movement in the antenna wire itself? Or is it an effect of the air/moistu
Jonathan Jesse wrote: Ran captures but zero copy here in FN41qw, Laurie. CONDX seemed faily good as I had a good copy on the 77.5KHZ time station. DCF39 was either missing or very weak last evening w
1. A loading coil used to resonate a 136 khz antenna using normal 2.5 mm insulated wire has a lower Q than Litz but more stable and less prone to seasonal changes like, rain, sunshine, leaves on or o
Giulio Scaroni wrote: Hi to all,saturday i have tested the our contest station in Mantova city in LF, and qso with G in aural CW seems not a problem with a 80 meters long vertical wire, slooping from
Things are looking up at weekends on 136 khz, lots of acty, all modes. Had a QSO with DJ1YFK with his micro power on QRS. IK5ZPV was about quite a lot but did not hear anyone call/work him, he was ca
Laurie Mayhead wrote: Just had QSO with IK2DED Giulio on 136.65 very good signal,5/5/9 using 150W to 80m high Vert !!! He asked me to spot him on reflector.Now calling CQ. 73s Laurie. I had a report
Hallo Mal, please tell me the meaning of QAP. In my books about hamradio I could not find this code. Maybe it`s for aeronautical use? QAP means listening on the QRG(frequency) or pse QAP on 7025 khz
