[ARC5] Dynamotors and receivers

[Bob Macklin]

Ken commented:
" Boy! Band conditions are just awful. Very few signals on any band but 40
 and 20."

We have two problems. The first is the propagation. The second is I believe 
we are losing people.

I watch the activity with DX Lab. The reverse beacons only work with CW and 
the digital modes. They show the most activity is in the eastern US. West 
Coast activity is very low in these modes

A week ago I was copying W1AW here in Seattle on 20M. One evening I got W1AW 
on 40M. But last week it was gone.

I do see some occasional slow CW between 7100 and 7125.  I need to try doing 
that again.

Another thing I don't understand is the propagation looks mostly E/W. Very 
little N/S. Here on the West Coast it may be that I don't see anything from 
California because no one in California is operating.

But just check on a contest day. Then there is a lot of activity. The next 
major contest is Field Day.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 10:17 PM
Subject: [ARC5] Dynamotors and receivers


> Tonight, I tested an R-25 receiver I have been working on here by powering
> it with a DM-34 dynamotor. I first cleaned then greased the dynamotor's
> bearings with that grease that Mike Hanz recommended.
>
> I was using clip-leads to connect everything together with. At first, 
> there was
> some minor "crackling" noticeable in the audio, but when I connected the
> frame of the dynamotor to the chassis of the receiver with another 
> clip-lead,
> the crackling disappeared.
>
> Innersting....
>
> Boy! Band conditions are just awful. Very few signals on any band but 40
> and 20.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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