Hi folks, Be careful with this one. Yes, indeed, there is an official text going around, but France is still NOT authorised to use the band right now. Remember, I had a long conversation with the gu
Is Rik saying that a 1 metre vertical suitably loaded and resonant and with the appropriate amount of rf supplied to it to emit 1w erp is the same as a 50 metre vertical again suitably loaded and res
Hi All. Was planning to operated from Cookstown/Tyrone (GI) this weekend but because of the gales forecast it might be impossibe to get the 130 ft antenna erected. The tower is in situ and would prob
To take advantage of any translantic tests and be in with a chance, I have ordered some 50 ft fibre glass marine masts to extend the 100 ft tower to 150 ft and the 65 ft tower to 115 ft and the Tyron
Worked GM3YXM/P today with his kite flying high. He was 37 db above noise and is only surpassed by MM0ALM with his 4 x 130 ft towers. If you want a big signal and the possibility to work across to th
Hello all, The LF regulations in France have been published by the ANF, our frequency coordination agency, in the 'Journal Officiel'. The band is allocated to the amateur service on a secondry basis
Dave. you did well from GM and especially with the kite. As far as I know Ossi/OE5ODL has worked MMOALM. I worked HB9DCE also, first time for me. 73 Mal/G3KEV
The band is so quiet in Co Tyrone that one could hear a pin drop. Would be ideal for long haul tests if it was available to all of EU. Not worth the effort for a few local UK contacts. 73 de Mal/G3KE
The band is very quiet here and the Rugby tx although strong does not have the whiskers that those in the Midlands and South suffer from. I just tune across it at times to see what is going on but am
CFH early morning until 1000 utc a good signal but still audible all day several db above NF. SXV solid signal all day also, this is usually the case here. de G3KEV
Hi All. For those suffering from close down in the QRO position when using a grounded antenna loading/matching coil at the base of the antenna, an external LPF in the TX line will cure the problem. I
To date there seems to be 20 countries active on 136 khz. I have not heard any S5* activity yet although there are reports of activity from that area. I received a qsl card to day from OM2TW that con
Hi All. I have located a site on the west coast of Ireland for some serious transalantic tests when someone in the USA/Canada is ready with suitable antennas and power. The site consists of 4 acres o
Professional and Broadcast Engineers already know that 73 khz has a better surface wave for the same given power than 136 khz over a given distance. The advantage of 136 khz is the potential to cover
Although 73 khz operations is to cease shortly, I understand that anyone interested might be able to get a NOV until the closure date. Conversation overheard on 80 metres. A direct approach to the DT
Is the computer generated qrss send/receive mode recognised for DXCC purposes, also where does xband qso's fit in. For those seeking glory there could be a disappointment. G3KEV
Dear LF group, Sent CQ's on 71.81 for cross-band QSO's from 2030 - 2250 last night, and from 0600 - 0815 this morning, but no replies that I could detect. Did see G4GVC on 71.7 or therabouts, with a
As a broadcast engineer, I have had opportunities to observe apparent ground conductivity changes with temperature, and over at least some types of soil, there does appear to be a fairly decent corr
Thanks Vaino for your weekly reports. I am sure these are appreciated by all as an indication of their signal at your qth. I notice that my signal measurements are very consistant with you. The insta
The weekend was reasonably busy, apart from a lot of G stations heard, worked HB9DCE, OK1FIG, Friday and Saturday, Petr was calling cq a lot of the time with no replies. SM6PXJ was a loud signal dayt
