[Lowfer] MP No Loran Lines

Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:09:02 -0500

Jay Rusgrove wrote:

>Larry
>
>Lack of loran lines is not a bad thing. They are handy indicators that
>things are working as expected, however, and for "tweaking" the system when
>there are no signals to look at.
>
>Are you running a preamplifier?
>
>Jay
>
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "LarryP WB3ANQ" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:31 AM
>Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MP No Loran Lines
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>>John Andrews wrote:
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>>>Larry,
>>>
>>>I did some quick calculations this afternoon. Here are distances from a
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>few
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>>>Lowfers to the nearest Loran transmitting site:
>>>
>>>TAG 121mi
>>>VD  160 mi
>>>LEK 150mi
>>>NC  163 mi
>>>
>>>You are 358 miles from the nearest site, which is in NC. That may explain
>>>some of your freedom from the lines.
>>>
>>>John A.
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>>John, Jay,
>>
>>Also the directivity of the K9AY has a nulling effect  that  would limit
>>the strength.
>>If I reverse the pattern I do see loran lines but not as strong as I see
>>on  most captures
>>of 137. Below  is a capture of Mitch ,  Very light Loran traces.
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>>http://www.wb3anq.com/VD-00003.jpg
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>>-- 
>>
>>Larry Putman WB3ANQ FM19rc
>>Pasadena, MD.
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Jay,

Yes the K9AY has a 19dB amp in the control  box,
Lately I have been using DGPS beacons to find the correct heading for 
the K9AY.
Using the following stations:
Acushnet, MA       306 kHZ           344 Miles Bearing 57 degs  for the 
guys up north.
Hawk Run, Pa       291 kHZ           153 Miles Bearing  325 degs for  
Mitch and Laurence, LEK, BRO
Kansas City, MO  305 kHZ           967 Miles Bearing 275 degs for 
Beacons West.

I can hear and decode these stations so it is fairly easy to direct the 
K9AY toward them.
The pattern of the K9AY is broad enough that I don't have to be exact.

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Larry Putman WB3ANQ FM19rc
Pasadena, MD.