[Lowfer] Reason for QRSS-180 transmission at lowFER Beacon " XR "-OK- WOW

[Andy - KU4XR]

--- On Fri, 10/29/10, Ralph W5JGV <w5jgv at spectrotek.com> wrote:

> Well... you could always pull the rod out of the ground and
> see if the antenna current changes back again. <G>
> 
> 73,
> 
> Ralph  W5JGV - WD2XSH/7
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Hmmmmm; Iyyeeee doen tink so.....

BTW, when I went mobile to check the signal, the rig was still
set to 495 KHz, and you were armchair copy at 10:45 pm EDST


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
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--- On Fri, 10/29/10, Ralph W5JGV <w5jgv at spectrotek.com> wrote:

> From: Ralph W5JGV <w5jgv at spectrotek.com>
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Reason for QRSS-180 transmission at lowFER Beacon " XR "-OK- WOW
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Friday, October 29, 2010, 11:28 PM
> > Now; here's my thought of what
> might be going on. I mentioned that
> > the newly driven ground rod is not connected to
> anything. That may
> > not be completely true, IF !! you consider a hole
> filled with
> > water as a connection ?? Even though there is no
> physical bond
> > to the rod; There may very well be a chemical
> connection. Since
> > the ground is not fully dry from the recent rain; when
> I filled
> > the hole with water, that may have made a connection
> to the rod
> > thru the damp soil...
> >
> > Any thoughts on that ??  -- Anyone ??
> 
> Well... you could always pull the rod out of the ground and
> see if the
> antenna current changes back again. <G>
> 
> 73,
> 
> Ralph  W5JGV - WD2XSH/7
> 
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