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Gary
Has he started yet?
g3kev
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 1:59
PM
Subject: Re: LF: EX LF
Stefan, LF,
For the reasons you have stated Stefan, I will give it my best attention
& effort.
73,
Gary - G4WGT.
On 18 November 2010 12:41, Daniele Tincani <[email protected]>
wrote:
Stefan,
"Each (personal, not relative to others!) record on that band or
reception at all is a great feeling and tastes like the perfect combination
of nostalgic radio and modern reception technics :-)"
I fully agree. Even as a simple listener, I like LF and VLF very much
for the same reasons :-)
Regards
D.
From: Stefan Schäfer <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, November 18, 2010 1:18:46 PM
Subject: Re:
LF: EX LF
Hi Gary,
Am 18.11.2010 12:13, schrieb Gary -
G4WGT:
> Got to agree that the uk limit is not good news for 9kHz but
I won't be trying to fly a kite anyway
But my signal was detected in
UK by Paul Nicholson and M0BMU as i used a 100m kite in March, 15th. My TX
power was about 250 W and the mode DFCW-600.
Well, if someone can
built such a coil and have a better earth connection (than me in /p) and
generates a stable carrier in DFCW-6000, this may be detected here in
Germany as well! We have no stress, so it doesn't matter if it is DFCW-60 or
DFCW-6000.
A QSO may just be possible with fixed antennas. You know, even
with > 500W and a 200m vertical, my signal was not detected in CW in 40km
distance. But DFCW-3 would have been possible!
The challenge on VLF
is just higher and the limits harder. Anyway it is a great feeling to make
some distance. On 20m you can buy a TRX, throw some wire out in the garden
and work VK in the morning. On LF you have to install a large antenna, build
your own equipment, care about the losses and use slow modes. The limits may
be 1000km, depending on the station. But a 1000km QSO is a much better
feeling than on 20m, isn't it? And not only the distance is an issue but
also all the surrounding communication and process (like beeing in the field
or in the forest/nature!). Thus, the effort is always worth. On VLF, a 100km
reception (e.g. DF6NMs kite transmission out of 180 km distance, last
sunday) is even much more special and exciting. Each (personal, not relative
to others!) record on that band or reception at all is a great feeling and
tastes like the perfect combination of nostalgic radio and modern reception
technics :-) Dreaming! :-)
73,
Stefan
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