John Brian has said to me during QSOs that he has a high urban noise level. Taken my quarter wave down for the time being and re-instated my 160m inv. 'L' (so I could work 3B7C). 73 Tom G3OLB LF, Chr
.......and long-path condx very good on 160m in the morning. ZL7 and ZL3 worked Friday, KH6AT and ZM1A both excellent signals this morning. 73 Tom G3OLB Hi all Mf condx vy good at present. Worked SU9
Mike This probably explains why my antenna current was always less than expected when using my 160 metre dipole, with feeders strapped, dangling through tree branches! I'm in process of moving to a n
From Tom - G3OLB Bob Also the 12 dB attenuator appears to be "open circuit" when selected. I can hear the relay clicking, so the series resistor in the L pad seems to be open? So I suspect it has had
From Tom, G3OLB I agree with Alan's comments regarding the band-plan although I do think Toni was joking about an SSTV section Alan! Let's use the frequencies suggested by Geri and Rik as guidance on
From Tom G3OLB, 27/11/99 Hello to all my LF friends. After being QRT for 4 months it's good to be back on 136 from the new QTH at Sheldon Nr. Honiton, Devon. On Friday 26/11/99 the antenna erection w
Does anyone know of a source of decent ceramic or glass insulators? The box of nice 'egg' insulators I bought from the local farmer's supply store turned out to be made from white plastic! 73, Tom G3
Thanks Tracey, Laurie and Dave (!) for your suggestions regarding insulators. Martin, I think your 2 foot long things will be a bit OTT - thanks anyway. Mike, I seem to remember you saying you made g
Christer I heard (and called) you tonight at around 2130. Your signals were RST 559 here in the county of Devon, South-West England. The last time I heard you was about 2 weeks ago, presumably on you
From Tom, G3OLB Be careful using polypropylene as guys for masts over a long period. They degrade with ultra-violet exposure and become very weak. I lost a 55 ft mast some years ago in Farnborough du
From Tom, G3OLB Andre I'm not at all clear how this antenna is matched and fed. I am particularly interested because I currently use an 1100 ft end fed wire which I could conceivably extend to a full
Toni Many thanks for QSO on 136 this afternoon (Tuesday) and very nice to hear you back on the air again. Although I only gave you a report of 449, your signals peaked to 559 at the end of the QSO. 7
Another use for old toothbrushes?? In message <[email protected]>, Andre' Kesteloot <[email protected]> writes Hello Larry Believe that this is one of the machines owned by F
Mal I suppose it stands to reason that to make a QSO needs someone at both ends. As Andre says, think POSITIVE. I also worked XZ0A last Sunday after one call, and that was using my long, low 136 KHz
Heard Peter G3LDO at 0925 today Tuesday 01/02/00 on 72.00 KHz calling 'QRZ'. Signals 100% copyable at 559. Called on 136 on the offchance you were listening there Peter, for a crossband QSO. 73 Tom,
Congrats Graham G3XTZ on our cross-band 73/136 QSO this morning. Your signals were a solid 549 in 500 Hz bandwidth on 71.8 KHz at 1010 utc, despite the colossal racket from Rugby. 73 Tom, G3OLB
A short while ago David G0MRF posted a note recommending a power MOSFET called an STW34NB20 as a replacement for the IRFP450. Note that this appears to be incorrectly specified in the RS catalog. Its
Thank you Alan for the good reports - no change in Tx or antenna but some ground system improvements - now includes long sheep fencing and copper pipe thrown into pond (narrowly missing goldfish!) -
Larry Your report on the tapes from Jack VE1ZZ was most interesting. I have worked Jack a number of times over the years on 160 metres and he always has an outstanding signal. He is obviously keen on
A brief listen on 71.8 this morning Tuesday 7th March 2000 yielded the following: 0825 G3YXM 71.80 KHz 569 in QSO with: G3LDO 71.79 KHz 569 followed immediately by M0BMU 71.84 KHz 559 in QSO with G3L
