[Lowfer] "Is this thing on?"

[Andy - KU4XR]

Jim:

Hang in there, the best part of the season is yet to come. As Charlie
said, the band is just not really co-operating yet. I'll try for you 
again too. I'm knee deep right now in trying to make some changes and
optimize my beacon also, but I'll shut it down one night, and capture
overnight and see if you pop up.

73 for now:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29893 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr


--- On Wed, 10/28/09, Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net> wrote:

> From: Charlie , W5COV <cvest at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] "Is this thing on?"
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 1:57 PM
> Jim just one or two stations have had
> good enough signals so far this season 
> to get a capture . My signal has not been strong enough for
> a capture yet .
> 
> Do you have any hams in the area that can have a listen ? I
> think all of the 
> newer rigs with general coverage receivers will go down
> there and some of 
> them do pretty decent . I have available at two different
> locations both at 
> about 20 miles from me , both are running G5RV antennas ,
> one uses an 
> FT-857D and the other uses an FT-897D and both hear my
> beacon fine , so I 
> know I am getting a signal out , the band is just not
> cooperating yet .
> 
>  I could hear MO , when he was on with just the HF rig and
> G5RV . Never 
> checked the exact distance , but must be about 60 miles and
> I could copy him 
> 24/7 with that setup .
> 
> I have barely lost any leaves off of any of my trees here
> .
> 
> Most of us take our beacons off the air from time to time
> for a day or two 
> or the entire weekend and listen for other beacons .
> 
> Paul and I have tried it many times , but we are just close
> enough to each 
> other and just far enough from each other , that we have
> never captured each 
> other .
> 
> If I can find the time this weekend , I'll try and take my
> beacon down and 
> have a listen for you and Andy and the others . I'll park
> one receiver on 
> your frequency and let it run 24 hours a day . Sometimes we
> will get a 
> really odd capture at an unexpected time .
> 
> Charlie , W5COV 
>