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Thanks Gary and Andrey for the kind words.
Anyway, I have now repaired the coil, and gave it a short
run-in during a nice QSO with Toni HE3OM. Splendid signal from the
heritage site Sottens!
Best 73,
Markus (DF6NM)
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: LF: 136177.5 on air
Gary, thanks for capture!
Markus, I'm
sorry...
73
Andrey
> Hi Marcus, LF,
>
>
Sorry to hear about your loading coil, I think all of us 136kHz op's
know
> the smell.
>
> I have attached a screen shot from my
overnight captures showing NM & AGC.
>
> 73,
>
>
Gary - G4WGT.
>
>
> On 30 January 2011 11:30, Markus Vester
<[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>> Thanks to Laurence, Gary, Dex, Piotr and jay
for looking out and for
>> the
>> grabbers. As far as I could
see, RN3AGC was active on 136176.5 throughout
>> the night until
daylight.
>>
>> My own beacon was on from 21:11 to 3:48, but
failed thereafter due to
>> breakdown of the loading coil. Apparently
at about 19 kV rms, an arc had
>> finally formed between the two
concentric litz coil sections, which burnt
>> through the plastic and
eventually led to a short circuit. Opening the
>> plastic bag produced
the attached picture - some of you may know
>> the
smell...
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
Markus
>>
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