[Lowfer] 600-Meters Stations Heard In "W7"-Land

[Mike WE0H]

That's cool. I have looked at your website many times over the years. 
Good info there. I bought a LF-400B from Les N1LF many years ago. 
Remember him? The High Noon Films guy. I haven't used it for a couple 
years now. Used to do remote listening on 1750 meters when I ran the WE 
beacon on 185.3026kc. Unfortunately about 13 months ago we had some 
serious winds come through and took all my 1750 meter antenna's down 
which worked so well for many years. I haven't been on the band since 
then. Been running 600 meters lately. I do miss the 1750 band though. I 
need to install a TX loop for that band as I have too many trees here. 
They don't bother a 600m signal but sure eat up a 1750m signal in a 
hurry...hi hi...This sure brings up good old memories reading your message.

73,
Mike
WE0H


Clint Turner wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> I don't listen very often - but that's a more a matter of not getting 
> around to it rather than not being able to.  Listening rather 
> infrequently, it's a bit hard to tell (other than by obvious 
> lightning-related crashes) what the shape of the band might be.
>
> I was pleased to note that my now-ancient LF-400B (which I bought in 
> 1986 and has been outside almost continuously since then) is still 
> working as it should, and I'm able to hear atmospheric noise with it 
> over most of the LF/VLF range.  Fortunately, its BCB rejection is 
> quite good, so my old FT-757GX2 is quite usable throughout most of 
> this range as well - although I'll used my (older, modified) Drake 
> TR-7 for more serious listening in the LF/VLF range (e.g. below 400 
> kHz.)  Fortunately, my house has a metal roof, which makes an 
> excellent ground plane (for both RX and TX) and provides a degree of 
> shielding from man made noise sources in the neighborhood.  (It works 
> well enough that I was able to copy the VA3ALK beacon at 2200 meters 
> several years ago.)
>
> I haven't had the "CT" LoweFER beacon on the air since 1988, IIRC, but 
> I still have my MedFER beacon (on 1704.96something) operational on 
> either QRSS3 or PSK31 - although it's usually the former.  The beacon 
> is often turned off, as it tends to get into test equipment sometimes, 
> or I forget to plug its "wall wart" back in after a listening session, 
> but I can put it in operation at about any time.
>
> (Much of the info about the beacon may be found at ka7oei.com - even 
> though it may be dated, it is still generally correct, as I haven't 
> changed anything...)
>
> 73,
>
> Clint
> KA7OEI/CT