Re: LF: Lanzarote

["Markus Vester" <markusvester@aol.com>]

Just went out and noticed that the wind had taken down the antenna wire - hence the weak signals.

 

73, Markus

From: Markus Vester

Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 10:12 AM

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Subject: Re: LF: Lanzarote

No signals were captured here in the Eu / TA / WSPR-15 slots last night.

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26404526/plot.jpg shows DCF39 and HGA22 about 10 dB down on the night before.

 

Best 73,

Markus (EA8/DF6NM)

 

 

From: Markus Vester

Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 10:38 PM

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Subject: Re: LF: Lanzarote

Hi Stefan, LF.

 

glad to have caught at least a glimpse from your DFCW transmission around 0:30

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26404526/ea8-df6nm_TAEu_131117_0100.jpg ("7FC" received in EA8)

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26404526/df6nm_Eu_131117_0200.jpg (Nuernberg grabber for comparison)

Unfortunately no trace of UW8SM's transmissions, and also nothing decoded in WSPR.

 

Well I have to admit that Stefan's traces here came out hardly better than what had appeared in Tasmania at 16833 km :-( The local RX situation here is truely lousy, with the antenna wire only a couple of meters above the yard, and a short stick in volcanic ashes as a separate ground. This house is not connected to the grid but has a standalone power system, driven by two small wind turbines, a bank of lead-acid batteries, and a switchmode DC/AC converter, which I think is the biggest source of local noise and spurious lines. 

 

We're situated at the foot of a steep mountain ridge, which may further attenuate signals from Europe. But takeoff to the Northwest would be fantastic. The wind from the sea is strong and steady, so next time I'd better bring along some TX gear and a kite on a looong string!

 

Anyway I'll leave the grabber running for another couple of nights. We'll have to pack up and leave by Tuesday morning.

 

Best 73,

Markus

From: Stefan Schäfer

Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 11:44 PM

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Subject: Re: LF: Lanzarote

Hello Markus,

Thanks for trying! I can change to DFCW-90 if you like but let's try in WSPR-15 first. Should be no problem.
BTW you didn't change the your locator in the WSPR program. Nürnberg isn't in EA8, isn't it? ;-)
How long will you stay there?

73, Stefan/DK7FC

Am 16.11.2013 22:33, schrieb Markus Vester:

We're currently in a beautiful Finca near Famara beach on the northwest coast of Lanzarote Island,

http://no.nonsense.ee/qth/map.html?qth=IL39FB19NO

and I have tried to set up a temporary LF grabber:

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26404526/df6nm_MF.jpg (Eu and TA spectrograms)

http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26404526/plot.jpg (DCF / HGA plot)

Tonight I will also try to decode WSPR-15 and upload possible spots.

 

Unfortunately the noise situation here is rather mediocre, with a 10 kV line nearby, and many spurs from noisy power supplies. Also no trace from Stefan's in the WSPR waterfall so far.

 

Best 73,

Markus (EA8/DF6NM)