LF: Re: 9 kcs

["Mike.WE0H" <we0h@gmx.com>]

What would be a good affordable wire to wind a base loading coil from? 
It can't be too small diameter or the losses will be huge. That is the 
only part of the station that seems like a big undertaking. The rest of 
the components are low cost and easy to build.
Mike
WE0H



Mal  wrote:
> Wolf.
>
>
> Receiving what ? I am not totally convinced. Receiving a signal a few metres
> away is not what I call a good performance.
> A few hundred K/metres away on cw is what I expect and not QRS 20,000, where
> it takes months to send a DOT.
> It is easy to generate a 9 kcs signal and high power audio amplifiers are
> plentiful to radiate several K/watts to a loaded inverted L 20 + metres
> high.
> This is the easiest band to set up, the only time consuming part is winding
> a suitable loading coil.
> Instead of going to Spain or Portugal for holidays I would suggest
> discerning vlf operators stay at home and wind coils this year.
> I am staying at home this year in case someone performs a MIRACLE and it
> could be a German, English man is scared of  being heard using HIGH power.
> I do not want to miss the FUN
> 73 and gl de mal/g3kev