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Hi Everyone
I was pleased to see a mention on the Radcom LF
page concerning my LF efforts, thanks to Dave G3YXM.
I must appologise for some false info,
however. My garden is 10 metres long not 10 feet.
This is entirely my fault, as I originally said
feet, then corrected it to 10m, but was still struggling with new Vista software
having replaced the Windows 95. I guess the uncorrected version was sent
out instead. Sorry Dave.
My aerial is a 40m loop (more like a trapezium),
max height 8m, about 12m across the top (3m going over the garage between the
houses. It operates as a loop on 80m, but open at one end for 160m
and 600m, with a loading coil in the shack for the latter. I have
had QSOs with two local amateurs, Peter M0FMT and Chris G3XIZ. Chris also
reports that I have been heard by someone else further away. Its not
much so far, but it at least keeps the band open, and who knows in the
future.
I am using a GP receiver which seems a bit deaf at
500kHz (The 2nd IF is 455 kHz), so I am presently constructing a DC receiver for
500kHz. If others have tried to contact me, and I have not answered,
you now know why. I usually go live between 1145 and 1230 local
time, and occasionally in the evenings between 1900 and 2100
local. You can easily identify my attrocious morse.
73 Dennis M0JXM
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