In an interesting Email, Des M0AYF wrote:
. . . . . is it possible to make contacts effectively at 136 kHz with a
proposed antenna which would only be about 25 feet high and about 50 foot long
(horizontal wire or "T" resonated against ground) as this is about as much as
I could ever manage within the garden of my town semi.
To Des, and others in the same situation, I say "It certainly is possible!"I too
have a small back garden (50 ft x 35 ft), but have worked over 40 different LF
stations in 8 countries on 136 kHz - all using normal CW and simple,
HF-band-sized antennas. But I'm just one of many amateurs using 'limited
space' antennas on 136 kHz. I've even worked Bill G6NB (107 km) when he was
using an indoor antenna! I believe that I currently hold the UK distance
record (to OH1TN, 1916 km), and also share the intra-UK distance record (703 km)
with Dave GM3YXM/P.
You'll get lots of encouragement and advice from members of the LF Group to do
as well, - and better! It's true that, from a small garden, you won't be able
to work every station you hear - but you CAN make contacts, and have a lot of
fun too!
And you don't need to rely on fancy computerised data links to have DX
'contacts' - just plug in the key, and work 'em!
Regards to all,
Steve GW4ALG
01291 625977
[email protected]
http://www.cableol.net/alg/radio/136/intro.htm
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