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Re: LF: WSPR Beacon -RIP

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Subject: Re: LF: WSPR Beacon -RIP
From: Andy Talbot <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:22:28 +0100
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Not sure what started burning, but it was in the bottom corner by the look of things which is well away from the high voltage stuff at the top.  
 
The system ran for years using a plastic dustbin as the coil housing, even at 800 Watts occasionally.  But from the way the shelf has melted, it looks as if the plastic used in those B+Q sheds absorbs RF.   Pity, it was going to house HF ATU
 
 
2010/9/19 Stefan Schäfer <[email protected]>
Andy,

QRO can be an exciting adventure! :-)

73, GL,

Stefan



Am 19.09.2010 12:54, schrieb Andy Talbot:
Well, it was nice while it lasted.  Went downstairs and smelt smoke.   Heard a crackling noise coming from the plastic "shed" housing the ATU .   Opened the door, saw flames and melted plastic.
 
Two buckets of water before they were extinguished - plastic B+Q sheds burn very well
 
Goodbye antenna tuning cabin :-(
 
The loading coil and antenna survived.   My credibiilty didn't  :-(
 
Pictures will follow
On 19 September 2010 11:44, Andy Talbot <[email protected]> wrote:
Sinece theere were no reports of my QRP WSPR beacon last night two conclusions can be drawn :
 
a)   No One was listening
b)   Its too weak.
 
To resolve   a) ...... ??  Not a lot I can do apart from post this message :-(
 
But to resolve b), I've now fired up the big switchmode PA   http://www.g4jnt.com/137tx.pdf      
Generating about 600 Watts this will increase ERP into the region of  17dBm
(The WSPR message says 13dBm, but its lying. I've already run up and downstairs with the PIC programmer, and don't want to do it again)
 
 
 


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