[Lowfer] OH - MY - GOSH !!!

[Andy - KU4XR]

With the help of my wife and step-daughter. We raised the new 
lowFER antenna into the air today. I was on the roof pulling 
one of the guy ropes, and my step-daughter hand walked this
monster into position. I plan to check it out on receive for a 
few days, then I'll try putting the beacon on it. I don't have
an antenna analyzer, and I don't think they work very well at LF
anyway without modifications. So, using the S-meter on the radio;
the peak receive noise on the antenna alone is at 283 KHz. 
I connected it to the variometer, and on 185.300 KHz, it needs 
2.45 mH to peak the S-meter. This is a high value, BUT !!! I have 
never tried an elevated coil before, and the Top Hat is much smaller, 
AND---considerably higher, so needing more Inductance is probably normal.
Check out the antenna at:

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73 all:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29875 KHz ( QRSS-60 )

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Coordinates:  N:  35º 43' 54" - W:  84º 3' 16"
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