Re: LF: JA ops

["mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>]

Dave

Where have these BRAVE men gone? along with their exploding BK amplifiers, and smoky Decca Jeeps.

I seem to remember when MM0ALM appeared with his home built tube amplifier and antenna array of 4 x 100 ft antenna masts and getting 579 reports on CW from the USA and Canada, those south of Watford capitulated. Others in the Midlands and North perservered and are still going strong.

G3KEV

 

----- Original Message -----

From: g0mrf@aol.com

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 8:41 PM

Subject: Re: LF: JA ops

 

And yet, the first transatlantic cross band and 136kHz - 136k QSOs both involved stations south of Watford. 

Dream on Crazy diamond.

David

Early UK experimenters in the South only managed a few hundred metres on 136 and could not be heard North of Watford and most are still struggling in that area. This info appeared in the LF comic at the time. 
Some how the big signals eminated from the Midlands and North as far as Scotland and still do.

-----Original Message-----
From: mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Mon, 18 May 2009 18:27
Subject: Re: LF: JA ops

This is a meaningless argument about 25 watts and range on LF. One needs to know about the actual antenna in use and the resulting ERP. 
Early UK experimenters in the South only managed a few hundred metres on 136 and could not be heard North of Watford and most are still struggling in that area. This info appeared in the LF comic at the time. 
Some how the big signals eminated from the Midlands and North as far as Scotland and still do. 
There were also some big signals from EU at the time, unfortunately now all gone QRT, all active on CW. 
 
G3KEV 
 
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rik Strobbe" <Rik.Strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be> 
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> 
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 9:26 PM 
Subject: Re: LF: JA ops 
 
Hi Warren, 
 
depends on what you call a neighbour. 
In the early days of 136kHz I worked stations up to 400km under 
similar conditions. 
 
73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T 
 
Quoting Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj@gmail.com>: 
 
> Tnx Laurence, 
> 
> If he's running 25W into a 25m (horizontal?) wire on 136kHz he will 
> have to get some of his neighbors on. 
> 
> 73 Warren K2ORS 
> 
> On 5/17/09, Laurence BY3A-KL1X China <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.com> > wrote: 
>> 
>> Ive asked Hiroshi for more details and passed reflector and info sites - >> fyi 
>> 73 Laurence KL1X in windy BY3A 
>> 
>> 
>> From: ja3vqw Hiroshi 
>> Hi Laurence 
>> 
>> Thanks for your e-mail. 
>> Yes, I got license form the department of Telecom in JA ( Sohmu-sho) last 
>> month. 
>> I make CQ many times everyday around 1200 UTC but I have not got QSO >> wit h 
>> any station. 
>> I guess there a very few licensees in JA ob 136KHz. 
>> So if you find my signal please QSL me. 
>> My TX is modified IC-731 output 25W. 
>> The antenna is long(short?) wire 25ms long. 
>> 73 
>> 
>> 
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