[Lowfer] TMO Tune-up

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 18:29:15 -0600

My loop and vertical transmit about the same distance and signal level off
at 45-degrees from the loops main lobes. The vertical beats the loop at
90-degrees from the lobes. I haven't had anyone north or south to give me a
skywave report. Lyle says the vertical is 6db down from the loop at 75 miles
north of me. The loop radiates in a North/South pattern. 70' oak trees
surround both antennas. The vertical has over 3000' of radials under it that
are cut for 160 meters and a few for 75 meters. The loading coil is a LEK
design and Lyle built basket weave pattern. I hope to have another exciter
built before winter ends so I can run both the vertical and the loop at
slightly different freqs.

Mike>WE0H
http://www.we0h.us/lf
WE 185.3026kc
QRSS 30 & -.-.  .--

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of BOB RIESE
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:35 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] TMO Tune-up

I hope usez boyez are tabulating the relative effectiveness of the loop
over vertical
at least the ones that have both, and I would think that relative
distance copied over the
winter season of the loops/verts could be informing as well. Distance for
copy is
dependent on location as well as antenna type but overall some sort of
pattern should be forming

I havent been posting much comments on what I am seeing this year. I am
finding my TS 756
has developed a bit of drift so it is hard to do much over 30 second
setting, and then at that setting I
sometimes get sea sick. But for most evening runs I usually see from 3 to
the 6 pack.The problem now, however
is determining the correct frequency with the drift problem. I doubt
Yeasu will consider a 2/3 cycle drift a problem

: (

 Bob K3DJC

On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 15:04:47 -0500 "Don Moth" <[email protected]>
writes:
>Mike,
>I have a "make-shift" antenna up but don,t know if it will work as it
>is
>between two metal towers (a loop 25ft vert. 50ft hor.) It receives
>well down
>into the carribean, (it runs N & S )and into Nova Scotia. I don,t
>receive on
>the computer but on a Kenwood TS-850S which hears quite well down at
>the
>lower frequencies. I would like to see if I can hear a REGULAR CW
>signal
>from you sometime as would my friend Jack K2JDD about 7 miles from
>me.
>I will build up a matching network and try to feed a signal to it and
>see if
>I can be heard. Will do it soon, have been very busy with holidays and
>a
>sick XYL she.has had that flu like bug for over a month, just now
>better and
>back to school.
>Let me know if and when you put on a CW signal and Jack and I will
>listen
>for it. I also have an 8' loop antenna with a "Mitch P" preamp on a
>rotator
>to listen with and Jack has a 5 ft one with HB preamp and also a
>ferite bar
>one.
>When I get my signal on it will be on 177.9 khz or thereabouts.
>Don
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mike Staines <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 10:27 PM
>Subject: RE: [Lowfer] TMO Tune-up
>
>
>> > I looked at your webpage at http://www.thepittsfieldinn.com and
>enjoyed
>it
>> > very much. A nice job.
>> > Don  W2MPK  I was licensed in June 1957.
>>
>> Thanks, Don.
>>
>> But you didn't answer the IMPORTANT questions of the day:
>>
>> 1) Will you have your beacon back up before the winter season is
>over?
>>
>> B) Have you tried listening for TMO yet?
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike
>> wa1ptc