Hello Markus !
Do you think Stefan will transmit again or is the experiment over?
Do you have any infos on this?
73 es tnx
OE3GHB
Gerhard
Am Samstag, den 02.10.2010, 15:44 +0200 schrieb Markus Vester:
> Update at 13:30: Generator still down, but Stefan is physically
> working hard trying to get the motor running again. The long dash
> 11:25 to 12:54 was sent using the small 12 V PA and car engine
> running. The noticable chirp (~ 18 mHz down) was attributed to
> sagging supply voltage for the DDS crystal.
>
> Best 73,
> MArkus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Markus Vester
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 2:26 PM
> Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite experiment
>
>
> Latest update at 12:25: Kite still up. But at 11:38 the
> generator ran out of fuel, and Stefan's still
> struggling to start her up again. 73, Markus
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Markus Vester
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 1:48 PM
> Subject: LF: Re: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite experiment
>
>
> Stefan has fixed the PA problem and is getting > 1A
> antenna current. Today this requires only about 400 W
> input, due to favourable wet ground conditions.
>
> The DFCW keying is somehow not working, so Stefan has
> basically transmitted a long carrier since 10:50. He
> has manually shifted the frequency down by 0.05 Hz at
> 11:20, and back up at 11:30.
>
> Best wishes,
> Markus
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Markus Vester
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 12:37 PM
> Subject: VLF: Re: DK7FC's 7th VLF kite
> experiment
>
>
> yes. The rain has ceased, and the kite is
> going up well. Stefan had a problem in his
> "big" PA, so since 10:15 he is using about 300
> W from the smaller one. Antenna current about
> 0.6 A. Frequency measured here is 2.3 mHz
> below 8970 Hz.
>
> Regards,
> MArkus (DF6NM)
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