150 watts
16:23 477 G0NBD de G4WGT Op8 21 mi +4 dB F:0% in Chorley,
IO83qo
16:23 477 G0NBD de G6AVK Op8 199 mi -11 dB F:0% in Rayleigh, Essex
16:23 477 G0NBD de G8ALS Op8 93 mi -10 dB in
Coventry
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Daytime 477 OP8 test
-14
db at 200 miles , not expected with 50 watts
! should still decode with 5 or
less watts ..
Tnx-G,
15:30 477 G0NBD de G6AVK Op8 199 mi
-14 dB F:0% in Rayleigh, Essex
15:30 477 G0NBD de G4WGT Op8 21 mi
+1 dB F:0% in Chorley, IO83qo
15:20 477 G0NBD de G6AVK Op8 199 mi
-16 dB F:10%_Ini in Rayleigh, Essex
15:19 477 G0NBD de G4WGT Op8 21 mi
+2 dB F:0% in Chorley, IO83qo
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:04 PM
Subject: LF: Daytime 477 OP8 test
Daytime 477 OP8 test
Just re-assembled the MF tuner , etc ,
modified the invL , wound the 30 ft
dog leg onto cok-bottle and now have 2
loading coils , one at the top of the
vertical section and one at the end of
the top section , with anit corona ring
just after it , hoisted to top mount ,
aby 40 ft above ground .
tune seems ok , did sharp ,
Power 50 watts carrier
Running OP8 beacon on 477
dial frequency , 478.500 ish carrier
Rx - ON , timer 16 mins
Reports / traces etc welcome
73-Graham
G0NBD
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