[...] I came accross a nice synthesizer kit. With a frequency range between 1 Hz (!) and 54 MHz (!) it is a real overkill for the LF band, but the features contained in it are excellent for what we
Hello LF Gang, Those of you who have never heard of the HAARP project may want to check it out at http://www.haarp.alaska.edu, where a lot of information is available on this non-classified project.
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Hello Peter and the Group, Although summer may be the best time of the year for a field-day in Europe (because rain is less likely), it it is also when we have a maximum of thunderstorms. The differe
It is 02:52 UTC Monday and both 153 Algeria and 162 Allouis are quite audible on my car radio. 162 is playing rock music and 153 some Arabic religious music. The static crashes are minimal. Tracy Wo
Hello Group, Hi Andre' [...]What`s about your trial with the "Monster Antenna" ? The monster antenna is in fact a copy of the Goliath. 1200 ft tall, with a top capacitance rumored to be somewhere ar
Hello LF Gang, There is nothing that says that my receiver has _got_ to be located next to my transmitter, is there? Over here, we are considering finding a qrn-free site, equipping it properly with
Hello Peter, I believe the whole LF group would benefit from your experience. How about detailing the step-by-step measures youtook to clear DF2PY's problems? 73 Andre' ** Peter Bobek wrote: Dear all
Hello Rob, Thanks for the reply and encouragement. Remotely tuning a rcvr over 2 kHz appears possible (my receiver, a Mil Spec Cubic receiver is capable of remote tuning) but could be a pain. Also th
Hello Steve and all, It is indeed a valid question and the CFA is certainly a worth-while subject of investigations. Maurice Hately, GM3HAT the developer of the CFA antenna, wrote a preliminary artic
God point to keep in mind. Thanks Michael, for the reminder of days gone by (the game input of the IBM design) 73 Andre' ** Michael F. Skelly wrote: If you only need 8-bit resolution, you might consi
Hello LF Gang, If you are interested in looking at serious LF antennas, may I suggest you visit http://www.amrad.org/projects/lf/March1999NSS/ 73 Andre'
The April 1999 Issue of "RF Design" contains an article entitled "Understanding Range Limitations for Low-frequency Unlicensed Transmissions" by Tom Warnagiris. The article includes a fair amount of
An earlier version of this article appeared in the Northern Observer, a Canadian newsletter for VLF experimenters, Issue 22, Nov. 1990. THE LAST RADIO NETWORK Long Waves from the Cold War by Bennett
If you want to hear some of the "lost sounds of the 20th century", such as: - Alexander Graham Bell's assistant Watson telling the story of the first words spoken over a telephone and why it was an e
All of us who now operate on 136kHz owe a debt to DJ8WL - a true Radio Amateur in every sense. We will miss you Peter. 73. John G4GVC Indeed we will. Peter was a great man, and a gentleman. Andre' N4
[...]I would like to suggest that we, as a group of L.F. interested people, should instigate some form of perpetual award, dedicated to the Memory of Peter, DJ8WL/DA0LF. Maybe this could be presente
Although not "officially" on the air 24 hours a day yet, the AMRAD LF Beacon is being tested even as we speak, and you may be able to hear it. Our beacon is installed in Vienna, Virginia. (38-53-24 N
The first commercial 136kHz transmitter, the Ropex 'First', is reviewed by Dave, G3YXM, in the June edtion of Radio Today which is in the shops now. The Ropex "First" was also reviewed in the AMRAD
According to David Wilson's LF listing in the May 1998 LOWDOWN, the RTTY signal on 137.0 kHz is CFH, from Halifax (Mill Cove) -- in Nova Scotia, I presume. That is consistent with the east-west bear
