[Lowfer] PI, the saga continues...

Fri, 1 Nov 2002 11:09:56 -0500

> If you left that ARCO trimmer exposed to the rain, I'll bet you
> won't see it
> working with high Q any more. :(

No, it's not exposed to the rain but it wasn't entirely sealed either. It is
possible that moisture is condensing there.

The current configuration is east/west. The upper end of the west leg is
lower than I would like, giving somewhat of a diamond shape on that side.

Shooting a higher line in the trees has proven difficult. Although the tree
is on my property, the projectile lands on the neighbor's back yard where
the kids play. This searcher has learned his lesson from the Great Teacher
and is careful when it comes to the safety of neighbor's children. <WAG>

Mike
wa1ptc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bill Ashlock
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 10:07 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] PI, the saga continues...
>
>
> Mike,
>
> >The signal is not as clean as I would like. By ear I can hear bursts of
> >"static" which sounds a lot like either a cat being thrown
> against a >wall
> >or, no, that is what it sounds like.
> >I am hoping that it is the rain getting into the variable cap. Not >that
> >this is a good thing but at least it is easily fixed.
>
> If you left that ARCO trimmer exposed to the rain, I'll bet you
> won't see it
> working with high Q any more. :(
>
> BTW, what the heck is your loop configuration at the moment?
>
> Bill
>
>
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