[Lowfer] Re: Lowfer in nearby Alabama (XMGR)

[Andy - KU4XR]

Hello Les:

I've looked at your website many times, as a matter of fact, I have
it bookmarked. Baring a skip zone, I should be an easy catch for you.
I'm near Knoxville, TN. very close to Alcoa. My beacon " XR " runs
24 / 7 baring storms and such. I use QRSS-60 mode, and you'll find me
at 184.322 KHz ( carrier frequency ). If you catch my signal; send me
a capture, I sure would appreciate it; 
73, and welcome back:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


--- On Fri, 1/2/09, Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com> wrote:

> From: Les Rayburn <les at highnoonfilm.com>
> Subject: Lowfer in nearby Alabama (XMGR)
> To: ku4xr at yahoo.com
> Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 2:19 PM
> Happy New Year. 
> 
> In the 1980's, 90's, and early this century, I was
> very active on the Lowfer bands operating station XMGR on
> CCW, CW, QRSS, and WOLF modes. My beacon was received at
> distances out to nearly 200 miles, and I've received
> dozens of other beacons during that time. 
> 
> In 2002, I took the station off the air to move the
> antenna, but work commitments caused me to delay putting it
> back on the air. Since then, we've moved to a new
> neighborhood with deed restrictions, so my current amateur
> radio activity is limited to "stealth" antennas. 
> 
> During the past few days, I've finally gotten around to
> getting my receiving equipment back in order. Currently
> I'm using a phased array of LF Engineering active whips,
> into an Icom 746 Pro. The pro has been modified to remove
> the attenuator for signals below 1.6mhz, so it's very
> sensitive on LF and MF. 
> 
> If you can confirm your operating schedule, including mode,
> then I'll start looking for you on QRSS right away. I
> still have my homebrew transmitter (it's a K0LR design
> capable of CW, QRSS, and WOLF) litz wire antenna coil, power
> supplies, etc....so I may attempt a short vertical or loop
> at some point. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> ARES AL Section Emergency Coordinator
> NCS-SHARES NCS-047
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