Hi Markus, Stefan,
congrats to you, well done!
73 Joe
DK7FC JN49IK VLF OPDS-4H correlation Range: 8969.87 ... 8970.23 Hz
date time call distance frequency bandwidth snr correlation
2013-12-31 18:07:58 DF6NM 175km 8970.000Hz 0mHz -58.3dBOp 100% 17.0dB
Wishing you all a very good start into 2014!
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 3:17 PM
Subject: VLF: 8970 Hz Op-4H
This morning I have reconnected the VLF amplifier and coil to the antenna, and started to transmit on 8970.000 Hz (Rb controlled). Sent a more or less uninterrupted carrier between 12:30 and 13:30, and have started an Opera-4H sequence at 13:41.
With 0.33 amps up to 9 m my estimated ERP would be around 20 uW. The carrier seems to be well visible on the OK2BVG grabber (up to 10 dB in "600"). I'm now trying to reach opds-4H at DK7FC but the SNR (10 dB for the carrier in "6000") may be just a bit marginal.