Re: LF: Droitwich off-air?

["cmwb@talktalk.net" <cmwb@talktalk.net>]

As far as I know the three transmitters have rubidium standards and no phase locking.

There was some mush area steering (receive loops at Pontop Pike near Newcastle) but this was disconnected some 25 years ago.

 

Regards

            Colin

> ----Original Message----
> From: g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk
> Date: 12/05/2012 13:51 
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Subj: Re: LF: Droitwich off-air?
>
> I think the  relays  are locked to the  main signal ( off air?), presume are 
> in  'idle'  with  no  ref  to  lock .... I know  driving to  Scotland, there 
> is a  area  where  the  198 signal  is 'mushy'/'wobbly'   as  one  signal 
> fades   and the  relay  takes over .. for  want  of a  better  description
>
> G.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "James Moritz" <james.moritz@btopenworld.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 1:32 PM
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Subject: Re: LF: Droitwich off-air?
>
> > Dear Roelof, LF Group,
> >
> > At my QTH there are 2 carriers visible at about the same level, one close 
> > to the nominal 198kHz, the other about 0.1Hz low, which probably accounts 
> > for the QSB. A third, much weaker carrier about 30dB down, is visible 
> > about 0.1Hz high.
> >
> > Cheers, Jim Moritz
> > 73 de M0BMU
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Roelof Bakker" <roelof@ndb.demon.nl>
> > To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 12:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: LF: Droitwich off-air?
> >
> >
> >> Hello James,
> >>
> >> I do hear the relay station at about S-9 here.
> >> Interestingly it shows fading of about 8 dB, at times severely distorting 
> >> the reception quality.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> Roelof, pa0rdt
> >
> >