[Lowfer] Scoop on the Loop

Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:25:02 -0500

Paul,

OK on the wait till Saturday. I wanted to let you know you are really 
sending loads of FM at the moment. Can it be the wind that's changing the 
resonance and it's getting back to the source? I'm seeing about +/- 0.75 Hz.

Bill A

>From: "paulc" <[email protected]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: <[email protected]>
>Subject: RE: [Lowfer] Scoop on the Loop
>Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 21:05:09 -0500
>
>Hey Bill,
>
>I left work early today with all good intentions of getting outside before
>dark too make
>some measurements.
>As luck would have it, there were a few parts that needed to be dropped off
>at Jay's shop.
>
>When I got home somehow I rooked into dropping off this kid at one place,
>and pickin up another at this
>other place, and yet a 3rd after the basketball game. ER(end result) got no
>measurements taken.
>ZIP ZIPPO NADA.
>
>Have to wait till Saturday. I will get turns ratio, current,
>
>Sorry
>
>Paul A. Cianciolo
>W1VLF
>Beacon "USA" 1704.805.00 Khz QRSS 3
>FN 31
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected]
>[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Bill Ashlock
>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:08 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Scoop on the Loop
>
>
>Paul,
>
>What is the number of turns in the primary your transformer and the P-P RF
>on the primary? Assume you are using a #61 core? The Q of your loop is
>likely >500. ....And there's no way to avoid the high Q. Turns out the ERP
>of any Pt 15  Lowfer and Medfer loop, run at constant input power (such as
>1w or 100mw), is close to being proportional to the Q of the loop. It's
>possible that your wavering resonance has to do with your lack of stiffness
>(in the copper tubing) Oh gees, here we go again <G>
>
>Anxious to see the results of your height experiment. I'll do the same here
>and we'll see how they compare. I hope the dense forest surrounding my loop
>will have no effect on the signal (as is luckily the case for the Lowfer
>loop). Eventually I'll move the Mloop loop into the back woods for the
>ultimate test.
>
>Right now I'm seeing some random FM on USA but it's not nearly as bad as 
>two
>nights ago. Last night the FM was fairly low. For all three days of
>following your signal there's a fade in/ fade out at sun set and sun rise. 
>I
>see nothing during the day - so the propagation at 120 miles has been 100%
>sky wave.
>
>Keep up the good work. You may just be able to beat that ole Medfer 
>vertical
>of yours!
>
>Bill A
>
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