Re: LF: QRSS60 tests on 136.173kHz

["Alan Melia" <alan.melia@btinternet.com>]

You are not running enough power Mike the leaf should have burst into flames 
:-))
Alan
G3NYK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Dennison" <mike.dennison@ntlworld.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: LF: QRSS60 tests on 136.173kHz


> Thanks, John. It is fascinating how easy it is to make a one-hop
> sky-wave transmission on the 136kHz band (say up to 2500km), even in
> poor conditions, but how difficult it is to make the next one.
>
> I will continue with the overnight transmission for a few days until
> the wind or rain makes it unsafe to do so. On the topic of safety, a
> couple of weeks ago I watched a falling leaf catch on my vertical
> wire and it started to smoke!
>
> regards
> Mike
> ====
>
> > Mike,
> >
> > Nothing last night, except for some weak traces after 0700.
> >
> > John, W1TAG
> >
> >
> >
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