From Dave G3YMC Steve GW4ALG wrote: it is true that QRP might result in disappointment - although this probably depends upon expectations. However, my first tests on 136 kHz were actually conducted u
From Dave G3YMC If you feed your antenna, as many do, via a matching transformer (3C85 core) then the antenna and the line to the tx/rx will be automatically grounded. Another advantage of this metho
From Dave G3YMC I have had a sudden interest in small manetic transmitting loops lately. Have seen manty designs for 160 meters and above but not too much on LF. Anyone running one of these at 136Khz
From Dave G3YMC Sorry that my previous postings arrived 24 hours late - problems at the mill with BTinternet it seems.... Thanks Walter for the postings of the Lessay off schedules, it certainly woul
From Dave G3YMC Loran was off the air also for most of Wednesday. Sadly there was little activity, although I did have QSOs with John G4CNN ('best signal ever Dave') and G8RW. Rising thunder static a
From Dave G3YMC Some of you might have noticed that Loran, at least the Lessay transmitter, was off the air for several hours this morning June 12th. I am not sure when exactly it went off, but becam
For interest, I have been using the Almost All Digital Electronics L/C meter mentioned by David G0MRF for some time, and find it excellent. It is perhaps not in the same category as the Tenma meter A
As one of the 'listeners' Tom referred to with his cw announcement to the same effect on 136 around 0715z on Sunday, I ought to comment. Of course I am aware that Tom at present doesn't copy my signa
From Dave G3YMC 73kHz operators should note that the 73.4kHz Rugby transmission is also off during the maintenance period. 73s Dave [email protected][email protected] http://www.dsergeant.bti
Note that Rugby never goes off as early as 0700z on the first Tuesday, and it has just gone off at 0820z (0920 local). 60kHz is still on, and I don't recall this being off in recent months. Whoops! P
From Dave G3YMC SAQ on 17.2kHz copied 589 both sessions on my 'bit of string' untuned longwire. Solid copy despite intermittent elecrical QRN at a similar strength (thermostat or similar). However th
From Dave G3YMC G3KEV wrote: Someone keeps switching multiple carriers on/off at irregular intervals on the 136 khz band but it entends beyond the band also I was also listening yesterday and can con
John Sexton wrote: Listening in between other activities, heard Dave tuning up today Sunday afternoon and later sending CQ but seemingly only >briefly. Heard Steve GW4ALG call him, but assume no repl
Steve Rawlings wrote: Alan G3NYK wrote: I spotted an ad buried in the back of Radcom by Chevet Supplies Ltd at Blackpool for a TENMA LCR meter [. . . . .] good value at 44 including vat and UK carria
This sounds like the W32.Badtrans@MM virus which has been doing the rounds lately. It sends itself as replies to unread mails in the victims inbox. Like all these things it causes no harm unless the
Myself and Steve GW4ALG will be there on the Saturday and at the dinner. 73s Dave G3YMC [email protected][email protected] http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk
From Dave G3YMC At the suggestion of Tom G3OLB I have now set up a page on my website at http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk/tvqrm.htm for discussion on the topic of 136 radiation from TVs and a pl
From Dave G3YMC Tom Boucher wrote: We need to start a list of good and bad TVs so we know which to buy when we replace our own sets. My main TV is 16 years old so it won't be long! I would like to vo
Well I also seem to be having problems of this sort. It seems my next door neighbour has just bought a new widescreen set - a Toshiba 32Z17B according to the cardboard box outside. I am now suffering
I also heard Walter's wobbly carriers around that time - no need for argo for this, they were s7 at least. Noting that Walter's 'qrp 500mW' signals have been heard 559 in Devon (and 599 here) it is w
