[Lowfer] WD2XES Across the Pond?

Bill Ashlock [email protected]
Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:01:17 -0500


>>Absolutely amazing John.

My sentiments exactly, John! I think this accomplishment puts the final 
kibosh on all the negative literature and talk about loop antennas - 
particularly from across the pond. The comment directed to me from a 
handbook author that the "prevailing wisdom" says that the loop antenna is 
far inferior to the Marconi is the person that I most address this to 
paragraph to!. Think of all comments that the radiation is resistance too 
low.... and  radiation angle is too high. John, do you realize that what you 
have actually proven is that anyone near the east coast with a tall tree in 
the yard, a small box of assembled parts, and a Pt 5 permit in hand, can 
make it across the ocean on LF!!

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bill

>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
>On Behalf Of John Andrews
>Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 7:17 AM
>To: [email protected]
>Cc: [email protected]
>Subject: [Lowfer] WD2XES Across the Pond?
>
>WD2XES was running DFCW90 last night, 0.5 Hz above VO1NA.
>
>Brian, CT1DRP was posting captures to the web, and managed to snag XES
>(faintly) around 0300 UTC. Here's his screen shot:
>http://webpages.charter.net/w1tag/files/XESNA1.jpg
>
>This was evidently the best signal of the night for XES and VO1NA. I was
>only running 75 watts to a loop antenna. The distance appears to be 5123 
>km.
>
>Thank to Brian for posting the captures, and to Jay, W1VD, for giving me 
>the
>URL.
>
>John Andrews, W1TAG/WD2XES
>WD2XES Status: http://webpages.charter.net/w1tag/
>
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