Mal,
Many thanks for the comments. If it is okay with you, I would like to
incorporate them in a note on Loran for the next CREG Journal.
John F5VLF/G3PAI
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On 25/10/2007 at 15:20 hamilton mal wrote:
>John,
>Loran is now audible clicking away since it moved to its new location, when
>located at Rugby it was just about visible but not audible with me.
>My loop antenna is E/W and if its located West from me I suppose it will be
>fairly strong, whereas at Rugby south from me it was in my loop null, more
>or less.
>I have not carried out any exact measurements, since it did not bother me
>in
>the past.
>
>MalG3KEV
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John RABSON" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 4:51 PM
>Subject: LF: Re: loran
>
>
>Thank you everyone for your observations.
>
>Quoting from my article on eLORAN in CREGJ issue 67 (and referring in
>particular to 87-90kHz):
>
>"Assuming the Anthorn station has the same ERP as Rugby, rough calculations
>suggest that the interference level in the North Yorkshire area would
>increase by about 4dB, the level in the Peak District would decrease by the
>same amount, and the level in the Swansea Valley would decrease by about
>5dB.
>
>How far these changes will be noticeable will depend of course on the
>strength of other LORAN transmission."
>
>Can anybody (Mal?) tie up their observations with these estimates, please?
>
>73
>John F5VLF/G3PAI
>
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>On 22/10/2007 at 20:06 Dave G3WCB wrote:
>
>>Dear Gary, LF,
>>
>>Thanks for the report and screenshot. I have been repairing my antenna,
>>re-attaching all the bits that had dropped off during the summer! Power
>200
>>RF, giving 1,5A aerial current.
>>
>>No sign of any extra Loran lines of any strength down here. I see faint
>>lines, but they could be from Europe. Nothing detectable by ear.
>>
>>73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Gary - G4WGT
>>Sent: 22 October 2007 19:42
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: LF: Re: loran
>>
>>
>>Hi Mal, LF,
>>
>>After seeing your earlier mail I put the Rx on 137 KHz to make comparisons
>>with captures from earlier in the year. It looks like there are about 50 %
>>more LORAN lines on todays captures at my QTH compared with my previous
>>ones.
>>
>>I was also able to see & hear Dave G3WCB in QRSS & was able to audibly
>copy
>>his CW ID. I also saw a DL in QRSS mode but was much weaker & got burried
>>in
>>noise.
>>
>>73
>>
>>Gary - G4WGT - IO83qp
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "hamilton mal" <[email protected]>
>>To: "rsgb" <[email protected]>
>>Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 6:33 PM
>>Subject: LF: loran
>>
>>
>>> It seems that I am the only one to observe the new UK loran on 137 khz.
>I
>>> did see one UK stn active on qrs 3, only visible, vy poor signal.
>>> I am active but CW only for UK stns and qrv for DX on qrs3 but not qrs
>>500
>>> etc, it is not necessry.
>>> 73 G3KEV
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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