[Lowfer] MP reception

[Andy - KU4XR]

Bill Ashlock also recommends 2 extra diodes to the base of each
transistor to help make base voltage a little less critical.
And W1TAG went with a dual resistor driver/splitter from the Osc.
to the PA. instead of a single resistor. I tried that , and my 
setup worked better

Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
  LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz



--- On Sat, 11/15/08, PAUL DAULTON <k5wms at aristotle.net> wrote:

> From: PAUL DAULTON <k5wms at aristotle.net>
> Subject: RE: Re: [Lowfer] MP reception
> To: kc0tks at sbcglobal.net, lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 6:39 PM
> I think what he is refering to is the 2n2222/2n2907
> complementary pair.
>  See lyle Kohler site
> for simple lowfer tx.
> I am using same thing on WMS
> Paul K5WMS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Chris KC0TKS" <kc0tks at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:52:39 -0600
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK)
> and MedFer bands"
>  <lowfer at mailman.qth.net> 
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MP reception
>  
>  
> Please clue me in on the 'famous NPN-PNP
> combination'. I hope it is a
>  simple  
> means of crystal frequency control!  
>  
> Chris - KCØTKS  
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message -----  
> From: "Mitch Powell"
> <mitch.powell at sympatico.ca>  
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK)
> and MedFer bands"  
> <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>  
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 2:19 PM  
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MP reception  
>  
>  
> >  
> >  
> >> Just a short note to tell you I am seeing very
> strong QRSS60 MP's at
>  the  
> >> 185.3  
> >> watering hole in Ellsworth, NH. Even saw them all
> day today.  
> >  
> > Thanks Bill - I hope conditions keep improving, and we
> get a nice quiet  
> > winter - with good propagation. Sorta like the 10
> stations in the  
> > "watering  
> > hole" conditions !  
> >  
> >  
> >> Eventually, after unplugging all the appliances,
> one by one, the 13" TV
>   
> >> turned  
> >> out to be the culprit, even thought it was not
> turned on! ........ so  
> >> expect  
> >> more reports in the future.  
> >  
> > Now you've got me thinking - I turn those things
> off - but don't actuall
>   
> > unplug ... and I should know better. Thanks for the
> tip .  
> >>  
> >> Fill me in on what you are running these days in
> London.  
> >  
> > Still using the 137 kHz loop for transmit - very, very
> stable - just
>  peak  
> > it  
> > up once a month ( but not really necessary ). Using
> the famous NPN-PNP  
> > combination you described and haven't changed
> things for a year or so.  
> >  
> > The "rig" is turned off when I want to do
> some listening for the other  
> > 160-190 kHz stations.  
> >  
> > Always checking the mail though - so nice to hear from
> you  
> >  
> > 73  
> >  
> > Mitch  
> >  
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