[Lowfer] BZS with record high antenna current!!

[Michael Silvers]

Hi Steve & Group,

So were you the fella that got that Nautel ATU off
eBay from Hawaii?  I was wondering if those things
worked with such a low RF power input?  Or am I
missing something?

73 de Mike KB6WFC k ..

--- Steven Brooks <sanh1c@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey Lowfers and Loopers,
> 
> Point your receiving antennas toward Avondale, AZ,
> BZS has record
> antenna current at 185ma!  I fixed/modified and just
> put into service
> my Nautel NX400TUB Automatic Antenna Tuner on the
> BZS beacon.  It
> replaced a hand wound coil I had made from Home
> Depot wire and a 12"
> building form.  What a jump, I was able to raise my
> antenna current by
> another 20ma out, just by being able to fine tune
> it.
> With antenna modifications, an improved ground
> plane, and an auto
> antenna tuner, I just might be able to get some
> reception reports this
> season.
> Currently BZS is transmitting 5 second dots and 15
> second dashes, and
> my output carrier is 187.302Khz.
> 
> Steven Brooks  BZS  187.302Khz  QRSS5


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