From w1tag at w1tag.com  Sat Aug  1 16:42:11 2009
From: w1tag at w1tag.com (John Andrews)
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:42:11 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] TAG Off this week
Message-ID: <4A74A8A3.9000408@w1tag.com>

LF beacon TAG will be off this week, returning on 9 August.

John, W1TAG

From k5wms at centurytel.net  Sun Aug  2 21:14:03 2009
From: k5wms at centurytel.net (Paul Daulton)
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 01:14:03 GMT
Subject: [Lowfer] WEB
Message-ID: <20090802211403.jizw0z1bb20wwkkg@webmail2.centurytel.net>

Traces of WEB coming in qrss60 at 8pmlocal time 0200utc, just about 1/2 hour before sundown. 

HI only station heard on hifer bands. 

Is xgj on 137? will look afterwhile.Dont have but one rec hooked up at present. WMS still off. 


Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 187.492 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
em34wu

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Mon Aug  3 11:11:01 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:11:01 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] WEB
Message-ID: <4A76FE05.4070304@sbcglobal.net>

Pretty noisy over night in NE IL so didn't copy much of WEB here. But 
using QRSS-30 slow traces of signal around 189.95 kHz were seen from 
0200Z to 1100Z.

Didn't notice XGJ on the F1AFJ grabber at 
http:jpmere.online.fr/Grabber/Grabber.htm so assume it wasn't QRV.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From wd2xgj at gmail.com  Mon Aug  3 21:24:00 2009
From: wd2xgj at gmail.com (Warren Ziegler)
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 21:24:00 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XGJ, WE2XGR/1
Message-ID: <57a24ca70908031824q41702fd6h34e69e6b1b7f6828@mail.gmail.com>

WD2XGJ is running QRSS 60 on 137.7798 and WE2XGR/1 is running 5wpm on
506.312 kHz.


-- 
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Mon Aug  3 22:31:56 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:31:56 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] XGJ
Message-ID: <4A779D9C.5010407@sbcglobal.net>

XGJ is now transmitting on 137.78 kHz.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Thu Aug  6 09:13:46 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:13:46 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] WEB in NE IL
Message-ID: <4A7AD70A.80007@sbcglobal.net>

Good copy over night of WEB on 189.95 kHz QRSS60. ARGO copies were solid 
except for a brief fade around 0330Z. Still nothing certain on beacon 
RM. Also, WD2XSH/12 in Colorado on 505.4 kHz was fairly weak around 0830Z.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Thu Aug  6 10:50:30 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:50:30 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] MP and EAR in NE IL
Message-ID: <4A7AEDB6.2060409@sbcglobal.net>

Lowfer beacons MP and EAR are both coming in decently on QRSS30, slow 
during daylight this morning, despite a long band of lightning up and 
down the midwest.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Thu Aug  6 18:35:47 2009
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (weazle)
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:35:47 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] MP and EAR in NE IL
Message-ID: <4a7b5ada.381.331c.455810853@hurontel.on.ca>


Hi Gary,

Thanks for the post on hearing "MP" and "EAR".
It's good to know that a) it's still getting
out of my back 40 and b) someone is actually
looking/listening for it!  My re-work of the
grounding system in the spring was worth it!

73, J.B., VE3EAR

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Fri Aug  7 19:11:52 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 16:11:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] " XR " ON THE AIR This weekend
Message-ID: <381564.47953.qm@web63604.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hey everyone:

I'm puting " XR " on this weekend. Fired it up at 11:00 UTC. Fri. 
Good luck to anyone who tries to pick it up. Freq. & Mode see below.


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From w1tag at w1tag.com  Sun Aug  9 11:08:14 2009
From: w1tag at w1tag.com (John Andrews)
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:08:14 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] TAG Back on air
Message-ID: <4A7EE65E.80400@w1tag.com>

Lowfer TAG on 185.800 in Raymond, Maine, is back on the air for a few 
weeks. The format remains WOLF(10). Reports are always welcome.

John, W1TAG

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sun Aug  9 23:29:28 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 20:29:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] LOWfer beacon " XR " on air now - xmtr failure
Message-ID: <540626.21149.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Greetings all:

I didn't discover it until late Sun night, but " XR " had blown one
of the finals out, so from at least early Sat. it wasn't Xmit-ing.
I replaced the transistor, and the beacon is back on now. I will let 
it run next week, and try to monitor the output a little more often.
Don't usually blow transistors, but in the summertime, static
buildup on the ant. can pop one.

73's from one of the Sub-Basement bands, and about as QRP as it gets. 


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From we0h at yahoo.com  Mon Aug 10 00:19:34 2009
From: we0h at yahoo.com (Mike-WE0H)
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:19:34 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] LOWfer beacon " XR " on air now - xmtr failure
In-Reply-To: <540626.21149.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
References: <540626.21149.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <4A7F9FD6.4070809@yahoo.com>

Put a high value choke from the antenna hot lead to ground and the 
static won't build up. I prefer running DC grounded antennas here. Never 
had a static issue in the 15 years we've been here.

Mike
WE0H
/16



Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> Greetings all:
>
> I didn't discover it until late Sun night, but " XR " had blown one
> of the finals out, so from at least early Sat. it wasn't Xmit-ing.
> I replaced the transistor, and the beacon is back on now. I will let 
> it run next week, and try to monitor the output a little more often.
> Don't usually blow transistors, but in the summertime, static
> buildup on the ant. can pop one.
>
> 73's from one of the Sub-Basement bands, and about as QRP as it gets. 
>
>
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
> LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
> http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Mon Aug 10 11:09:45 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:09:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] LOWfer beacon " XR " on air now - xmtr failure
In-Reply-To: <4A7F9FD6.4070809@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <247607.84708.qm@web63608.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

--- On Mon, 8/10/09, Mike-WE0H <we0h at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Put a high value choke from the
> antenna hot lead to ground and the 
> static won't build up. I prefer running DC grounded
> antennas here. Never 
> had a static issue in the 15 years we've been here.
> 
> Mike
> WE0H
> /16


Hey Mike:

Nice to hear from you, &, TNX for the advice. I am actually looking into
a folded Monopole here as a possible experiment. A bit more challenging
to resonate I think, but from what I've read abt them, they will perform
abt 4 times better than a Monopole when electrically short, AND !!
DC grounded ::: which would be a + + .

Think you might try firing up some during the winter on 600 meters ??

73, OM:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr





      

From w1tag at charter.net  Mon Aug 10 14:04:16 2009
From: w1tag at charter.net (w1tag at charter.net)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:04:16 +0000
Subject: [Lowfer] LOWfer beacon " XR " on air now - xmtr failure
Message-ID: <1813231136-1249927456-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-703813581-@bxe1045.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

Andy,

THAT'S why I didn't get any overnight captures up in Maine on Saturday night! ...well...one reason, maybe...

John, W1TAG
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerr

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Mon Aug 10 14:28:39 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:28:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] LOWfer beacon " XR " on air now - xmtr failure
In-Reply-To: <1813231136-1249927456-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-703813581-@bxe1045.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>
Message-ID: <254110.62431.qm@web63607.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

--- On Mon, 8/10/09, w1tag at charter.net <w1tag at charter.net> wrote:

> THAT'S why I didn't get any overnight captures up in Maine
> on Saturday night! ...well...one reason, maybe...
> 
> John, W1TAG


Hey John; nice to get a response from you. TNX for looking, although
in vain. " XR " vs. Static at over 800 miles ??? " XR " goes down
by a big KO !! hi - hi . I am trying to study up and find feasible
ways to improve my radiation efficiency, within my " Radio Budget "
Lots of stuff out there to read. Seems that loading coil losses
appear to be a substantial issue.

Looking forward to your signals this winter, maybe on 2200 meters ??

73 for now :


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr





      

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 13 22:46:08 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:46:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] LOWfer beacon " XR " Still on
Message-ID: <95822.36651.qm@web63605.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Greetings all:

LOWfer beacon " XR " is still purring along at an estimated ERP 
of about .08 Microwatts ( rough guess ). Any reception reports
are greatly welcomed, and first time reports are QSL confirmed.

73 to all :


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 15 21:46:37 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:46:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] " XR " off tonite to look for " TAG "
Message-ID: <20582.89508.qm@web63603.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

A fairly quiet night so far, going to see If I can have any luck
decoding John's WOLF-10 signal from Maine.

73 all & good weekend


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Wed Aug 19 15:12:49 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:12:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] TOP-HAT; how long is not useful anymore ??
Message-ID: <648142.84565.qm@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hey everyone:

Hope summer is going well for everyone. I'm planning to play
around with my lowFER ant. and try to raise its' efficiency
for this winter season. Concerning Top-Hats; does the law of
diminishing returns come into play ?? Is there any need to 
go longer than 50' for the tophat wires ?? I've read the
" more wires is better " part; but regarding length; does
the rule of " Doubling " the size of the Top-Hat length
have an effect on overall ant. efficiency ??

At the moment, I'm using 20' of Top-Hat wire length, in a 
semi-circle pattern with a circumference wire tieing the 
9 wires in the Top-Hat together. I can easily go 200' in 
length with a single " T " type Top-Hat. Other wires could
be added in different directions, at various lengths.

The overall question is; Will a Super Size Top-Hat result 
in a noticable enough improvement to warrant the effort ??



Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      


From evp at pacbell.net  Wed Aug 19 19:07:03 2009
From: evp at pacbell.net (Ed Phillips)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:07:03 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] TOP-HAT; how long is not useful anymore ??
In-Reply-To: <648142.84565.qm@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
References: <648142.84565.qm@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <4A8C8597.3040907@pacbell.net>

    It all depends on your ground circuit resistance.  If it's low 
enough you could get considerable improvement  If it's high enough won't 
make any difference.

Ed

Andy - KU4XR wrote:

>Hey everyone:
>
>Hope summer is going well for everyone. I'm planning to play
>around with my lowFER ant. and try to raise its' efficiency
>for this winter season. Concerning Top-Hats; does the law of
>diminishing returns come into play ?? Is there any need to 
>go longer than 50' for the tophat wires ?? I've read the
>" more wires is better " part; but regarding length; does
>the rule of " Doubling " the size of the Top-Hat length
>have an effect on overall ant. efficiency ??
>
>At the moment, I'm using 20' of Top-Hat wire length, in a 
>semi-circle pattern with a circumference wire tieing the 
>9 wires in the Top-Hat together. I can easily go 200' in 
>length with a single " T " type Top-Hat. Other wires could
>be added in different directions, at various lengths.
>
>The overall question is; Will a Super Size Top-Hat result 
>in a noticable enough improvement to warrant the effort ??
>
>
>
>Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
>LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
>Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
>http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr
>



From ashlockw at hotmail.com  Wed Aug 19 20:49:05 2009
From: ashlockw at hotmail.com (Bill Ashlock)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:49:05 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] FW:  TOP-HAT; how long is not useful anymore ??
In-Reply-To: <4A8C8597.3040907@pacbell.net>
References: <648142.84565.qm@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
	<4A8C8597.3040907@pacbell.net> 
Message-ID: <SNT117-W4491D9BA3026FC115CC854C9FD0@phx.gbl>



 


From: ashlockw at hotmail.com
To: evp at pacbell.net
Subject: RE: [Lowfer] TOP-HAT; how long is not useful anymore ??
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:46:00 -0400



All tophatters,
 
Another point to be considered is the proximity of tall lossy objects within, maybe, 50ft of the edge of the top hat - mainly trees. Therefore one can actually reduce the transmitting efficiency of an antenna by increasing the size of the top hat. Another point to be considered in attempting to measure the benefits of larger top hats (via antenna current measurements) is that it is difficult to separate the "tree effect" from the effect of a poor grounding system.
 
Bill
 
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:07:03 -0700
> From: evp at pacbell.net
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] TOP-HAT; how long is not useful anymore ??
> 
> It all depends on your ground circuit resistance. If it's low 
> enough you could get considerable improvement If it's high enough won't 
> make any difference.
> 
> Ed
> 
> Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> 
> >Hey everyone:
> >
> >Hope summer is going well for everyone. I'm planning to play
> >around with my lowFER ant. and try to raise its' efficiency
> >for this winter season. Concerning Top-Hats; does the law of
> >diminishing returns come into play ?? Is there any need to 
> >go longer than 50' for the tophat wires ?? I've read the
> >" more wires is better " part; but regarding length; does
> >the rule of " Doubling " the size of the Top-Hat length
> >have an effect on overall ant. efficiency ??
> >
> >At the moment, I'm using 20' of Top-Hat wire length, in a 
> >semi-circle pattern with a circumference wire tieing the 
> >9 wires in the Top-Hat together. I can easily go 200' in 
> >length with a single " T " type Top-Hat. Other wires could
> >be added in different directions, at various lengths.
> >
> >The overall question is; Will a Super Size Top-Hat result 
> >in a noticable enough improvement to warrant the effort ??
> >
> >
> >
> >Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
> >LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> >Coordinates: N: 35* 43' 54" - W: 84* 3' 16"
> >http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr
> >
> 
> 
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From alan.melia at btinternet.com  Thu Aug 20 12:48:53 2009
From: alan.melia at btinternet.com (Alan Melia)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:48:53 +0100
Subject: [Lowfer] TOP-HAT; how long is not useful anymore ??
References: <mailman.107.1250784023.5312.lowfer@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <003d01ca21b6$1dff1020$0900a8c0@AM>

Hi Andy, I will be playing the old record again :-))
It doesnt matter what anyone tells you (!!),  your site may be different
from theirs. The only way is build a little RF bridge and measure the wire
(untuned) it will look like a capacitor and resistor in series.
http://www.alan.melia.btinternet.co.uk/aelossbr.htm  The resistance is
virtually all loss resistance.

Basically there are two parts to the answer. The top-load wire with incease
the radiation resistance (or effective height) up to a length about equat to
the height, after that you will get no further significant increase in Rrad.
However (and it seems that "noralot of people know this" ) If you double the
capacity of the aerial by adding further top-load in any direction, provided
it is over "clear" ground, and not over not lossy trees or bushes, you will
halve the ground loss UNLESS you are over very conductive ground. The
top-wire can be straight, zig-zag, folded, whatever but you should try not
to keep it horizontal. Sloping top-wires shield the radiating vertical
section a little and reduce the Rrad. If you get it wrong and are coupleing
too much into the trees the bridge measurement will show and increase in
ground loss rather than a decrease.

My ball-park idea to minimise environment losses is to avoid any metallic
section of the antenna approaching trees or building any closer than a
distance equal to the antenna height. Not always practicable but the bridge
will tell you what is happening without you wasting a lot of time in the
engineering side of it, to find it make little difference.

I hope that helps a bit.....much of this was due to the experiments of the
late Laurie Mayhead G3AQC, and also Finbar EI0CF. Laurie and Finbar
increased their top-load to get something like 1200 to 1500pF. I have also
done the experiment by increasing my top-load to 850pf (from 400pF) and
watched my ground loss (sandy heath-land soil) drop from over 100ohms to
leass than 60 ohms.  See the plot towards the end of this article.
http://www.alan.melia.btinternet.co.uk/spiraltop.htm

Best Wishes
Alan G3NYK




From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Fri Aug 21 00:22:20 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:22:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] " XR " on the air for signal testing this weekend
Message-ID: <930265.58888.qm@web63607.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hello again everyone:

I will have " XR " on the air Thurs - Sun night for signal testing.
I added a physically shortened 20' vertical section to the ant.
which now makes the vertical heigth 50'. The vertical section is
similar to a base loaded coil, with a 7' whip, placed electrically
above the top-hat section of the ant.
What I noticed right away based on previous fs readings when the
ground was wet, is virtually no drop in fs reading, whereas before
adding the vertical section; when it rained, the fs reading would
drop to nearly half the output as when the ground is dry.
If possible, this weekend, I hope to double the amount of wires 
in the top-hat from 9 up to 20 and see what happens.
If anyone gets the chance to look for the signal overnights thru
the weekend, any reports will be greatly appreciated

73 everyone:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      


From chejmw at buffalo.edu  Fri Aug 21 11:33:35 2009
From: chejmw at buffalo.edu (James M. Walker)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:33:35 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] testing mobile receiver
Message-ID: <4EB2697AC3C2497D9CA109B575F48729@ESHOP1>

Howdy folks,
starting to test the mobile receiver, which is the Rycom 6040, and
the AMRAD probe antenna. Going to be tooling around this
weekend in western N.Y. (Buffalo Area) and also checking for
WIFI access points that will allow me to transmit the ARGO
RX output to the Buf-Grab site for updates/displays of signals.

Please bear with me as I make fine tuning adjustments to the mobile
software.
Jim
WB2FCN



From mikea at mikea.ath.cx  Fri Aug 21 11:39:06 2009
From: mikea at mikea.ath.cx (mikea)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:39:06 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] testing mobile receiver
In-Reply-To: <4EB2697AC3C2497D9CA109B575F48729@ESHOP1>
References: <4EB2697AC3C2497D9CA109B575F48729@ESHOP1>
Message-ID: <20090821153906.GC27694@mikea.ath.cx>

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:33:35AM -0400, James M. Walker wrote:
> Howdy folks,
> starting to test the mobile receiver, which is the Rycom 6040, and
> the AMRAD probe antenna. Going to be tooling around this
> weekend in western N.Y. (Buffalo Area) and also checking for
> WIFI access points that will allow me to transmit the ARGO
> RX output to the Buf-Grab site for updates/displays of signals.
> 
> Please bear with me as I make fine tuning adjustments to the mobile
> software.

Sounds cool, Jim. If you have an iPhone, there are free apps for it that
show locations of free WIFI APs. They're out of date, of course, but are
kept reasonably current, with updates about monthly. 

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin 

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Sat Aug 22 08:08:19 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:08:19 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] XR in NE IL
Message-ID: <4A8FDFB3.6000307@sbcglobal.net>

Andy, nice to see lowfer beacon XR again here near Chicago! Looked on 
184.322.2 kHz using ARGO QRSS60, slow over night and found the signal 
around midnight, 0500Z. It faded into my noise floor by 0800Z but picked 
back up as local sunrise neared and was pretty decent around 1000Z. The 
lightning map at http://thunderstorm.vaisala.com/explorer.html cleared 
through the night and that helped too. Thanks for putting XR back on the 
air. Haven't been able to copy anything other than the old reliables (MP 
and EAR) for awhile now.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL


From pbarick at niu.edu  Sat Aug 22 08:45:11 2009
From: pbarick at niu.edu (Peter Barick)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:45:11 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] TOP-HAT; how long ...
Message-ID: <4A8FA207020000C800079DFE@wpo.cso.niu.edu>

Hmm, Super LowFER Antenna? Are we talking Part-15 with the proposed antenna system? Suggesting a 200FT of T-H length (or any length) is truely out of the ballpark.

Plus, as has been pointed out, what the T-H couples to is as important a factor as having any T-H. Foliage in season is anathema.

Let's remember the 15M rule for tx ants.

Cheers, Peter 
-------------------------------------------
>>> Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com> 08/19/09 2:13 PM >>>
<...>
 Concerning Top-Hats; does the law of
diminishing returns come into play ?? Is there any need to 
go longer than 50' for the tophat wires ??
<...>
At the moment, I'm using 20' of Top-Hat wire length, in a 
semi-circle pattern with a circumference wire tieing the 
9 wires in the Top-Hat together. I can easily go 200' in 
length with a single " T " type Top-Hat.
<klip to end>

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 22 13:47:54 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:47:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] XR in NE IL
In-Reply-To: <4A8FDFB3.6000307@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <527491.30285.qm@web63604.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hi Garry:

TNX for your RPT. I am on this weekend specifically because of
the quieter WX across the nation. and to see what happens with 
my ant. experiments. I'm trying to improve the " throwed together "
setup to get on the air with last season. The difficulty in the
experimenting part is lowering, and raising the ant. by myself,
so any job becomes very time consuming. According to the Indio
distance calculator; we are right at 500 miles apart, and still 
in the noisy season so not bad I suppose. Hope yopu have a good
weekend;  73 for now:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


--- On Sat, 8/22/09, Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Lowfer] XR in NE IL
> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Saturday, August 22, 2009, 8:08 AM
> Andy, nice to see lowfer beacon XR
> again here near Chicago! Looked on 
> 184.322.2 kHz using ARGO QRSS60, slow over night and found
> the signal 
> around midnight, 0500Z. It faded into my noise floor by
> 0800Z but picked 
> back up as local sunrise neared and was pretty decent
> around 1000Z. The 
> lightning map at http://thunderstorm.vaisala.com/explorer.html cleared 
> through the night and that helped too. Thanks for putting
> XR back on the 
> air. Haven't been able to copy anything other than the old
> reliables (MP 
> and EAR) for awhile now.
> 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
> 



      


From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 22 21:18:41 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:18:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] " XR " still bouncing off Delta layer tonite
Message-ID: <252139.25374.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hey everyone:

Lightening is up in the western states, and up eastern seaboard.
Hopefully it will quieten down in a few hours. " XR " is still
on in QRSS-60 mode, with a good steady output. Ground's dry, so
it's at its peak. 
Didn't get the chance to do any ant. work today. felt bad, so
spent most of the day lying down.
Thanks in advance to anyone who tries to dig it out of the noise.

73 for now:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr

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From we0h at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 22 23:31:10 2009
From: we0h at yahoo.com (Mike-WE0H)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:31:10 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] /16 on 498.00kc tonight
Message-ID: <4A90B7FE.8040802@yahoo.com>

Running some CW beacon on 498.00kc right now if anyone is awake and 
listening. The band is in real nice shape tonight.

-- 
Mike
WE0H
/16



From nss at mwt.net  Sat Aug 22 23:41:50 2009
From: nss at mwt.net (Joe)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:41:50 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] /16 on 498.00kc tonight
In-Reply-To: <4A90B7FE.8040802@yahoo.com>
References: <4A90B7FE.8040802@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <4A90BA7E.8030501@mwt.net>

it's 559 in EN43.  @ 03:40 Z

Joe WB9SBD

Mike-WE0H wrote:

>Running some CW beacon on 498.00kc right now if anyone is awake and 
>listening. The band is in real nice shape tonight.
>
>  
>

From we0h at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 22 23:47:53 2009
From: we0h at yahoo.com (Mike-WE0H)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:47:53 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] /16 on 498.00kc tonight
In-Reply-To: <4A90BA7E.8030501@mwt.net>
References: <4A90B7FE.8040802@yahoo.com> <4A90BA7E.8030501@mwt.net>
Message-ID: <4A90BBE9.5020508@yahoo.com>

Wow that is cool to hear. First time for me running in the newer part of 
the 600 meter band. 90w output into a 70' inverted L with a bunch of 
radials. EN35hj is my grid.

Mike
WE0H
/16



Joe wrote:
> it's 559 in EN43.  @ 03:40 Z
>
> Joe WB9SBD



From k5wms at centurytel.net  Sat Aug 22 23:52:51 2009
From: k5wms at centurytel.net (Paul Daulton)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:52:51 GMT
Subject: [Lowfer] WMS back on the air
Message-ID: <20090822235251.wnzmniwbudr4gcw4@webmail2.centurytel.net>

WMS is back on the air with a new set of finals. Reports welcome. T'storms just about every day
last three weeks so I have left it off. Maybe we will have good weather for a few days. 

No copy of WEB last few days. I will set for WEB tonight but my beacon may desense my rec. 

I built a 75 meter superhet rec with 11 2n3904's, four 11mhz xtal filter and vfo  using nylon threaded bushing and brass screw for tuning. I posted a picture on www.facebook.com/k5wms. this will I hope develope into a tranceiver. The rec has two single balanced mixers for rec mixer and product detector
performance is comparable to designs I have built using ne602's. The inspiration came from a design by vk3ajg I found on the internet. Google "BC547 qrp ssb" and that should take you there. Those looking for a cheap ssb generator might look at this design. Whole rec has less than $10 in parts , should be able to build tranceiver for less than $30. 

Looking foward to fall beacon season. 

73
Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 187.492 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
em34wu

From steveratz at wildblue.net  Sun Aug 23 00:09:56 2009
From: steveratz at wildblue.net (Steve Ratzlaff)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:09:56 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] /16 on 498.00kc tonight
References: <4A90B7FE.8040802@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <C77D0E1D74A145DDA7FAAE7E913FCBF5@DG1R70F1>

Am aurally hearing it now and then, 0405 utc. Comes and goes in the high 
static.
73,
Steve AA7U
NE Oregon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike-WE0H" <we0h at yahoo.com>
To: "Lowfer-QTH" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 8:31 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] /16 on 498.00kc tonight


> Running some CW beacon on 498.00kc right now if anyone is awake and
> listening. The band is in real nice shape tonight.
>
> -- 
> Mike
> WE0H
> /16
>
>
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From we0h at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 23 00:19:50 2009
From: we0h at yahoo.com (Mike-WE0H)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:19:50 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] /16 on 498.00kc tonight
In-Reply-To: <C77D0E1D74A145DDA7FAAE7E913FCBF5@DG1R70F1>
References: <4A90B7FE.8040802@yahoo.com>
	<C77D0E1D74A145DDA7FAAE7E913FCBF5@DG1R70F1>
Message-ID: <4A90C366.7060606@yahoo.com>

Excellent Steve. Thank you for that skywave report. Now I know the 
antenna works OK below 500kc. The feedpoint impedance is a bit over 100 
ohms in the summertime and about 30 ohms in the winter. Still nice to 
know it radiates enough signal to get out there winter or summer.

Mike
WE0H
/16


Steve R wrote:
> Am aurally hearing it now and then, 0405 utc. Comes and goes in the high 
> static.
> 73,
> Steve AA7U
> NE Oregon
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike-WE0H" 
>
>   
>> Running some CW beacon on 498.00kc right now if anyone is awake and
>> listening. The band is in real nice shape tonight.
>>
>> -- 
>> Mike
>> WE0H
>> /16



From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Sun Aug 23 10:27:14 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:27:14 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] WMS back on the air
Message-ID: <4A9151C2.1070102@sbcglobal.net>

Paul, nice to have WMS back on the air. Listened late this morning and 
saw traces of your beacon at 187.4917 kHz from 0930Z to 1100Z using ARGO 
at QRSS30, slow. Lightning activity across the country was better than 
it has been for quite some time, but still need a bit more signal to 
decode the letters.

Your homebrew 75-meter superhet is impressive. Seems few hams these days 
have the knowledge, interest, patience, etc. to build anything significant.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Sun Aug 23 21:32:32 2009
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:32:32 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 WSPR
References: <252139.25374.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <002301ca245a$c08504c0$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL>

WE2XGR/2 will be running WSPR on 508.5 kHz (507.0 dial) until 0300Z tonight.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 23 23:12:13 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:12:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 WSPR
In-Reply-To: <002301ca245a$c08504c0$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL>
Message-ID: <349204.87693.qm@web63601.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Thanks for the signal Jay:

090824 0248  44  13  2.2   0.509999  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     1    0
090824 0250  45  12  2.4   0.509999  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     1    0
090824 0252  44  12  2.5   0.509999  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     1    0
090824 0254  43  11  2.5   0.509999  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     2    0
090824 0256  43  12  2.6   0.508499  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     1    0
090824 0258  43  12  2.6   0.508499  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     1    0
090824 0300  44  13  2.4   0.508499  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     1    0
090824 0302  45  13  2.8   0.508499  WE2XGR FN31 57          0     1    0

Haven't used WSPR in awhile, took me a few minutes to get all my
settings right.  You were audible the entire time, QSB was minimal.
73 de:

Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr





      


From pbarick at niu.edu  Mon Aug 24 13:12:02 2009
From: pbarick at niu.edu (Peter Barick)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:12:02 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer]  Type C Coax Fitting/Adaptor ?
Message-ID: <4A928392020000C80007A023@wpo.cso.niu.edu>

Hi fellows,
Anyone work with Type C coax, that rare type?

I haven't until now and find the fittings/adaptors are not available/common.

Why do they make such stuff, it's like a Type N? Designers Cuda used that.

Anyone with a lead on Type C connectors?
--Peter

From wd2xgj at gmail.com  Mon Aug 24 14:03:26 2009
From: wd2xgj at gmail.com (Warren Ziegler)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:03:26 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Type C Coax Fitting/Adaptor ?
In-Reply-To: <4A928392020000C80007A023@wpo.cso.niu.edu>
References: <4A928392020000C80007A023@wpo.cso.niu.edu>
Message-ID: <57a24ca70908241103h2dae12ci6d7aebec2f2019c0@mail.gmail.com>

Peter,

     Type C are very common on military equipment.
You can easily get adapters or connectors from EBay or at hamfests.

http://cgi.ebay.com/05-01277-C-BNC-Coaxial-Adapter-Connector-Collins-R-390A_W0QQitemZ350196343291QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item51895421fb&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/07-03328-C-N-Adapter-Connector-Collins-R-390A-UG-565A_W0QQitemZ360170268349QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53dbd226bd&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

-- 
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1





On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Peter Barick<pbarick at niu.edu> wrote:
> Hi fellows,
> Anyone work with Type C coax, that rare type?
>
> I haven't until now and find the fittings/adaptors are not available/common.
>
> Why do they make such stuff, it's like a Type N? Designers Cuda used that.
>
> Anyone with a lead on Type C connectors?
> --Peter
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From k5wms at centurytel.net  Mon Aug 24 18:05:40 2009
From: k5wms at centurytel.net (Paul Daulton)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:05:40 GMT
Subject: [Lowfer] Type C Coax Fitting/Adaptor ?
Message-ID: <20090824180540.ccjuafhfxs840gk0@webmail2.centurytel.net>

Try Fair Radio Sales in Lima Oh. 

What are you trying to connect to?
Paul K5wms

Quoting Peter Barick <pbarick at niu.edu>:
> Hi fellows,
> Anyone work with Type C coax, that rare type?
>
> I haven't until now and find the fittings/adaptors are not available/common. 
>
> Why do they make such stuff, it's like a Type N? Designers Cuda used that. 
>
> Anyone with a lead on Type C connectors?
> --Peter
> ______________________________________________________________
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> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/lowfer
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Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 187.492 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
em34wu


From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Mon Aug 24 20:16:32 2009
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:16:32 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 WSPR
Message-ID: <001901ca2519$4c9d7c80$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL>

Thanks to W1XP, KU4XR and KN8AZN for the WSPR reports from last night.

WE2XGR/2 will again be running WSPR tonight on 508.5 kHz (507.0 kHz USB on your radio dial) from 
0100 - 0300Z. Tonight, the power level will be varied on the half hour (if I remember).

As usual, all reports are appreciated.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2

 


From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Mon Aug 24 20:54:04 2009
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:54:04 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 WSPR
References: <252139.25374.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
	<002301ca245a$c08504c0$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL>
Message-ID: <001801ca251e$8af55160$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL>

Thanks to W1XP, KU4XR and KN8AZN for the WSPR reports from last night.

WE2XGR/2 will again be running WSPR tonight on 508.5 kHz (507.0 kHz USB on your radio dial) from 
0100 - 0300Z. Tonight, the power level will be varied on the half hour (if I remember).

As usual, all reports are appreciated.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2


From pbarick at niu.edu  Mon Aug 24 23:09:05 2009
From: pbarick at niu.edu (Peter Barick)
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:09:05 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Type C Coax Fitting/Adaptor ?
Message-ID: <4A930F81020000C80007A17D@wpo.cso.niu.edu>

Hi All,

Thanks to the responses...Ya, I tried eBay but a single letter search didn't produce anything simple. But Warren's ref. took one to eBay and the Test Parts site. They have Cs but not in the style I want.

Paul's thought of Fair Sales was good. They had the C male conns. and two of them on a short cable for $12 that may fit my bill. The male conns., are under $10.

Also Surplus Sales Nebraska has a short cable, double male for $12. Ha cheep for that place.

I picked up a Mil dumy load/watt meter that has a C female. Would like to go to UHF for the HF/VHF equipment here. Also think I have a C to BNC adaptor available. So thanks Ed on the offer.

Think I'm off and running now :-)


>>> Warren Ziegler <wd2xgj at gmail.com> 08/24/09 1:04 PM >>>
Peter,
     Type C are very common on military equipment.
You can easily get adapters or connectors from EBay or at hamfests.
< clip to end >

From tsmithers at cix.co.uk  Tue Aug 25 04:47:00 2009
From: tsmithers at cix.co.uk (Trevor Smithers)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR/2 WSPR
In-Reply-To: <001801ca251e$8af55160$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL>
Message-ID: <memo.20090825094726.1884A@Jodan.cix.co.uk>

Hi Jay,
Just a thought but it would be very helpful if you could post your WSPR schedule by say 
1800utc so that EU stations receive it in time. A message on WSPRnet chat would also alert 
stations to you're activity.

73
Trevor  G0KTN

From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Tue Aug 25 09:58:32 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:58:32 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer beacon XR
Message-ID: <4A93EE08.8030607@sbcglobal.net>

The noise level here should have been pretty decent over night. Listened 
a bit for WMS but nothing was noted so changed tuning for XR on 184.3222 
kHz, Argo, QRSS60, slow and saw traces from 0615Z to 0900Z, with "XR" 
standing out once around 0700Z. There was a major tropo opening SW-NE 
for VHF and up signals, with 1000 mile contacts in abundance. Too bad LF 
wasn't similarly enhanced.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Tue Aug 25 10:35:13 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:35:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] Lowfer beacon XR
In-Reply-To: <4A93EE08.8030607@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <360540.61485.qm@web63607.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hi Garry;

Thanks agn for looking. The Wx map shows a big cold front dropping
down into the southern states by around the first of next week.
Unfortunately that's a long range forecast right now, and can 
change day by day. If it does; band conditions might improve some.
Good luck in your listening,

73 for now :


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


--- On Tue, 8/25/09, Garry Hess <k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> The noise level here should have been
> pretty decent over night. Listened 
> a bit for WMS but nothing was noted so changed tuning for
> XR on 184.3222 
> kHz, Argo, QRSS60, slow and saw traces from 0615Z to 0900Z,
> with "XR" 
> standing out once around 0700Z. There was a major tropo
> opening SW-NE 
> for VHF and up signals, with 1000 mile contacts in
> abundance. Too bad LF 
> wasn't similarly enhanced.
> 
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
> ______________________________________________________________



      


From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Tue Aug 25 13:17:12 2009
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:17:12 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR WSPR
Message-ID: <003a01ca25a7$e358e360$6c01a8c0@DELL4>

WE2XGR/2 and WE2XGR/3 will be WSPRing tonight on 508.5 and 508.55 kHz (507.0 
dial) from approx 0000 - 0300Z.

Any and all reports are appreciated.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2 


From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Tue Aug 25 13:26:04 2009
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:26:04 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR WSPR
Message-ID: <005a01ca25a9$1fc38b10$6c01a8c0@DELL4>

WE2XGR/2 and WE2XGR/3 will be WSPRing tonight on 508.5 and 508.55 kHz (507.0
dial) from approx 0000 - 0300Z.

Any and all reports are appreciated.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2


From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Tue Aug 25 23:52:12 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:52:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] Fw: WSPR test observations in EM75xr
Message-ID: <222082.42819.qm@web63601.mail.re1.yahoo.com>


> Hello All:
> 
> I enjoyed monitoring the 3 hour WSPR test with XGR/2 &
> /3 ....
> I requested that Jay match power level with John for
> comparison
> purposes, and he kindly obliged. The difference put both
> signals
> almost equal here in Friendsville, TN. During the 02:00
> hour ,
> the QSB/fades started becoming very evident, and the most 
> interesting thing I noted here, was that when /2 would
> fade; /3
> would peak, and vice versa.
> I took a couple of screen captures of the WSPR waterfall
> display
> to show the signals and fades. If you would like to view
> them,
> go to:? ???http://webpages.charter.net/ku4xr/???::
> then open the
> 600 Meter WSPR test folder to view the captures.
> 
> John / Jay : Thanks for your efforts !! good run tonite.
> 
> 73 all :::
> 
> 
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
> LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> Coordinates:? N:? 35* 43' 54" - W:? 84* 3'
> 16"
> http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr
> 
> 
> ? ? ? 
> 


      


From jrusgrove at comcast.net  Wed Aug 26 17:19:15 2009
From: jrusgrove at comcast.net (jrusgrove at comcast.net)
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:19:15 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WE2XGR WSPR
Message-ID: <000501ca2692$ddf01560$6c01a8c0@DELL4>

Thanks to W1XP, K1JT, WB2LMV, K3SIW, KU4XR, AA1A and VE3EAR (hope I didn't 
miss anyone) for the successful reports and uploads to the WSPR database and 
those stations that took the time to look but were unsuccessful. It will 
take some time to go over all of the data.

WE2XGR/2 will be in cw beacon mode tonight on 506.5 kHz.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2 


From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Thu Aug 27 21:18:25 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:18:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] Beacon " XR " off a couple of days
Message-ID: <51311.48283.qm@web63602.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Storm fronts are passing thru over the next couple of days, had to
turn it off early Thurs. morning. Hope to have it back on by Sat.
night if all the storms are gone. Cold front dropping down by Sun.
Our highs next week are forecast for upper 70's to low 80's and
low humidity. Man I look forward to Autumn !!
73 to all ::


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From wd2xgj at gmail.com  Fri Aug 28 17:12:50 2009
From: wd2xgj at gmail.com (Warren Ziegler)
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:12:50 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Southern Avionics SA-100 and PC-1000C
Message-ID: <57a24ca70908281412k21904fbdibf7beb5f5bfff53c@mail.gmail.com>

Hello the list,

I have recently acquired a Southern Avionics SA-100 ndb beacon transmitter,
(dual unit circa 2006). Anyone have a manual or schematic for it? (Southern
Avionics wants $200 for a manual.) Also acquired a pair of Southern Avionics
PC-1000C antenna couplers for the above.
I would like to put this in service on either LF or 500kHz.

Any info appreciated !

73 Warren K2ORS

-- 
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1

From chejmw at buffalo.edu  Sat Aug 29 10:12:02 2009
From: chejmw at buffalo.edu (James M. Walker)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:12:02 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Southern Avionics SA-100 and PC-1000C
References: <57a24ca70908281412k21904fbdibf7beb5f5bfff53c@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <02F00F4D68214BAF9B4CF52A30E49A50@ESHOP1>

Warren,
I no longer have manuals for those units, but they are fairly
straight-forward to setup. The output is fairly broad-banded.
Depending where the are set currently, should be no problem
to get them moved to where you want. The tuners are set for
max power to the antenna in use, either a "T" or inverted "L",
and also if on a drill rig, an end fed long-wire that goes around
the safety rail on the rig, in some cases more than 400 ft. in a
square configuration.

Can you take a photo of the RF output board and send it to
me, I will try to remember the adjustment procedure.

Jim
WB2FCN/WD2XSH-22

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Warren Ziegler" <wd2xgj at gmail.com>
To: "rsgb_lf_group" <rsgb_lf_group at blacksheep.org>; "Discussion of the 
Lowfer (US, European,& UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 5:12 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] Southern Avionics SA-100 and PC-1000C


> Hello the list,
>
> I have recently acquired a Southern Avionics SA-100 ndb beacon 
> transmitter,
> (dual unit circa 2006). Anyone have a manual or schematic for it? 
> (Southern
> Avionics wants $200 for a manual.) Also acquired a pair of Southern 
> Avionics
> PC-1000C antenna couplers for the above.
> I would like to put this in service on either LF or 500kHz.
>
> Any info appreciated !
>
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>
> -- 
> 73 Warren K2ORS
>                WD2XGJ
>                WD2XSH/23
>                WE2XEB/2
>                WE2XGR/1
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From k3siw at sbcglobal.net  Sat Aug 29 21:52:18 2009
From: k3siw at sbcglobal.net (Garry Hess)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:52:18 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XGR transmitting on 137.780 kHz
Message-ID: <4A99DB52.8080206@sbcglobal.net>

Had the receiver parked on 496.0 kHz all afternoon looking for CW from 
WD2XSH/29. Finally copied around 0030Z, 8/30/09 as the sun set locally.

Now copying "XGR" on 137.780 kHz, QRSS-30, slow. Signal is also getting 
through to the F1AFJ grabber at http://jpmere.online.fr/Grabber/Grabber.htm.

73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sat Aug 29 22:46:53 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:46:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] UNID on 495.990 KHz
Message-ID: <14991.93324.qm@web63601.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hello All:

Somewhat disappointing, but I have come to the conclusion that
the signal I was seeing on Spectran between 3 to 4pm today
wasn't Fred - XSH/29. I'm afraid it was a good old TV line I 
was chasing in the neighborhood.
***  That's the reason for this post  *** was a station
operating on 495.990 KHz Sat. 8/30/09 between 07:00 to 08:00 UTC ?
The lines I was seeing appeared to be fairly consistent considering
QSB and such, and were around 1-1/2 min. long. I was using a 
5 cycle wide filter, and a 550 cycle CW offset, so whatever it was,
it was right in the audio passband.

This wouldn't be the first time I've chased ghost signals.  73 :::



Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From wd2xgj at gmail.com  Sun Aug 30 07:07:53 2009
From: wd2xgj at gmail.com (Warren Ziegler)
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:07:53 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XGR transmitting on 137.780 kHz
In-Reply-To: <4A99DB52.8080206@sbcglobal.net>
References: <4A99DB52.8080206@sbcglobal.net>
Message-ID: <57a24ca70908300407w264f1c0dl8f1b6e36f05516a3@mail.gmail.com>

Garry,
  Thanks for the report, I was running my lower power transmitter (240
watts out).
-- 
73 Warren K2ORS
                WD2XGJ
                WD2XSH/23
                WE2XEB/2
                WE2XGR/1




On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:52 PM, Garry Hess<k3siw at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Had the receiver parked on 496.0 kHz all afternoon looking for CW from
> WD2XSH/29. Finally copied around 0030Z, 8/30/09 as the sun set locally.
>
> Now copying "XGR" on 137.780 kHz, QRSS-30, slow. Signal is also getting
> through to the F1AFJ grabber at http://jpmere.online.fr/Grabber/Grabber.htm.
>
> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 30 18:20:16 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:20:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] Variometer tickler coil adjustment - Question ???
Message-ID: <177687.37101.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Hello all:

Before I start to messin with my variometer, I need some advice.
        **************************************************
Is there a physical position of the tickler coil in relation to
the fixed coil the provides Maximum " Q " in the variometer ??
        **************************************************
Today I added an extra 9 wires to my lowFER top-hat, and it
considerably reduced the needed Inductance. Now , my tuning is
razor sharp, and the Tickler coil is 90* offset from the fixed
coil ( picture an " L " ), I am assuming ( possibly wrongly ),
that the sharp tuning is because the adjustment is right at the 
knee-over point in tuning, and not necessarily a higher " Q ".
Unwinding a few turns of the fixed coil would allow tuning back 
towards the Max. position on the variometer, broader tuning peak,
and a little less coil resistance ( most likely minute' ).

Before I start unwinding turns, what are your opinions ??

Thanks for your input;  73 for now :::


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From evp at pacbell.net  Sun Aug 30 20:21:09 2009
From: evp at pacbell.net (Ed Phillips)
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:21:09 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] Variometer tickler coil adjustment - Question ???
In-Reply-To: <177687.37101.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
References: <177687.37101.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <4A9B1775.6040803@pacbell.net>

Andy:

The position you describe [movable coil at right angles to main coil] 
corresponds to minimum inductance so you are probably not quite tuned 
there and you need to pull a few more turns off just to be sure you're 
in resonance. You are correct that change in inductance for a given 
rotation of the coil is maximum at that position - that's the point at 
which the extra inductance changes from adding to the mail coil or else 
subtracting, depending on the polarity of the winding.

Ed

Andy - KU4XR wrote:

>Hello all:
>
>Before I start to messin with my variometer, I need some advice.
>        **************************************************
>Is there a physical position of the tickler coil in relation to
>the fixed coil the provides Maximum " Q " in the variometer ??
>        **************************************************
>Today I added an extra 9 wires to my lowFER top-hat, and it
>considerably reduced the needed Inductance. Now , my tuning is
>razor sharp, and the Tickler coil is 90* offset from the fixed
>coil ( picture an " L " ), I am assuming ( possibly wrongly ),
>that the sharp tuning is because the adjustment is right at the 
>knee-over point in tuning, and not necessarily a higher " Q ".
>Unwinding a few turns of the fixed coil would allow tuning back 
>towards the Max. position on the variometer, broader tuning peak,
>and a little less coil resistance ( most likely minute' ).
>
>Before I start unwinding turns, what are your opinions ??
>
>Thanks for your input;  73 for now :::
>
>
>Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
>



From weazle at hurontel.on.ca  Sun Aug 30 20:44:41 2009
From: weazle at hurontel.on.ca (J. B. Weazle McCreath)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:44:41 +0100
Subject: [Lowfer] Variometer tickler coil adjustment - Question ???
References: <177687.37101.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <000201ca29d4$3cf56080$0b01a8c0@weazle>

Hi Andy,

You're describing what I went through several years ago when I
made a few construction improvements to my  own variometer.
The highest Q, and hence efficiecy, is obtained when the two
coils are in an "aiding" configuration, so as you've surmised
you'll want to remove a few turns from the fixed windings.
Sounds like you're on the right track and having fun too!

73, J.B., VE3EAR - VE3WZL
Solar and wind powered
Lowfer " EAR"  188.830
EN93dr

http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle



From w5jgv at spectrotek.com  Sun Aug 30 20:53:16 2009
From: w5jgv at spectrotek.com (W5JGV (Ralph Hartwell))
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:53:16 -0500
Subject: [Lowfer] Variometer tickler coil adjustment - Question ???
In-Reply-To: <177687.37101.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <JNEOJEBJLOAJOKLICDKHGELOEJAA.w5jgv@spectrotek.com>

> Is there a physical position of the tickler coil in relation to
> the fixed coil the provides Maximum " Q " in the variometer ??


Yes.  Since the resistance of the coil is fixed, then the Q will be
greatest when the inductance is the highest.

The highest inductance setting is when the adjustable coil is coaxial
with the outer inductor so that the inductance of both coils is
additive.  Minimum inductance is when the adjustable coil is rotated 108
degrees from the maximum inductance position.

Verified with my 166.5 KHz variometer and my inductance/Q meter.

73,

Ralph   W5JGV - WD2XSH/7


From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 30 22:13:35 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:13:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] Tickler coil adjustment
Message-ID: <583764.97847.qm@web63601.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

Thanks guys for all the input. If I'm understanding correctly,
best effeciency in the variometer will occur when the 2 coils
are in the same physical position. Such as, the fixed coil is
sitting vertical ( paint bucket on the table ), and the coil
inside the paint bucket ( vari-coil ) is also in a vertical
position. The windings of each coil should be turning in the
same direction, and maximum power transfer is occuring when
adjusted to this point. This is pretty much what I have now.
I removed enough windings to bring the vari-coil into an
almost vertical position. ( could actually stand to remove a
couple more turns to get vertical position ), and the winding 
of both coils are going in the same direction. Power out is at 
maximum, and the vari-coil is " adding " Inductance to the
circuit. Tuning is very sharp, but smooth, not jumpy as before.

Any other input is appreciated. I am always eager to learn
something new, and hope to be able to share it with others.

73 for now from Friendsville !!



Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From ku4xr at yahoo.com  Sun Aug 30 23:34:22 2009
From: ku4xr at yahoo.com (Andy - KU4XR)
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:34:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Lowfer] Beacon " XR " back on 24/7
Message-ID: <666319.60651.qm@web63608.mail.re1.yahoo.com>

As of 8/30/2009; I'm going to let Beacon " XR " run 24/7, unless
doing ant. work, or an imminent storm in the area. I hope the
improvements I've done during the summer will prove to be worthwile.
Good luck to anyone who tries to see it, and thanks for your effort.

73 to all, and good listening ::


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


      

From pete at pcranwell.com  Mon Aug 31 07:48:44 2009
From: pete at pcranwell.com (Peter Cranwell)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:48:44 -0400
Subject: [Lowfer] Variometer tickler coil adjustment - Question ???
In-Reply-To: <JNEOJEBJLOAJOKLICDKHGELOEJAA.w5jgv@spectrotek.com>
References: <177687.37101.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
	<JNEOJEBJLOAJOKLICDKHGELOEJAA.w5jgv@spectrotek.com>
Message-ID: <004701ca2a31$0068c230$013a4690$@com>

Not knowing about the specific variometer you are using, it would depend on
how the tickler coil is wired.  It could either add or subtract from the
inductance, when in coaxial position.

Pete

WA2EIN

-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of W5JGV (Ralph Hartwell)
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:53 PM
To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer bands; 600
meter group
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Variometer tickler coil adjustment - Question ???

> Is there a physical position of the tickler coil in relation to
> the fixed coil the provides Maximum " Q " in the variometer ??


Yes.  Since the resistance of the coil is fixed, then the Q will be
greatest when the inductance is the highest.

The highest inductance setting is when the adjustable coil is coaxial
with the outer inductor so that the inductance of both coils is
additive.  Minimum inductance is when the adjustable coil is rotated 108
degrees from the maximum inductance position.

Verified with my 166.5 KHz variometer and my inductance/Q meter.

73,

Ralph   W5JGV - WD2XSH/7

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From w1tag at charter.net  Mon Aug 31 19:41:33 2009
From: w1tag at charter.net (w1tag at charter.net)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:41:33 -0700
Subject: [Lowfer] TAG Off
Message-ID: <20090831194133.0R3LC.4406582.root@mp12>

TAG will be off for a couple of days.

John, W1TAG

