[Lowfer] " XR " still keying away this morning

[Douglas D. Williams]

Andy,

Sure! Put XR in CW this Saturday. Yes, I have replaced my Wellbrook loop
with a modified (for better VLF reception) Clifton Labs active antenna. The
Wellbrook is an excellent loop, but I just got tired of having to use a
rotor. Lazy, I suppose.

D. KB4OER




On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Doug:  It's great to hear from you.. Man !! That's a great signal.
> You're using a different receiving
> antenna now aren't you ?? There's no doubt what-so-ever that the signal is
> clearly audible there..
> If you have any time this Sat. I could put the beacon in CW mode and see
> how you hear it as
> compared to the first CW reception you got from me...
> Thanks for the screen shot; 73, and GOD Bless: Andy - KU4XR
>
> From: Douglas D. Williams <kb4oer at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <
> lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] " XR " still keying away this morning
>
> Andy,
>
> Excellent daytime copy here. 700Hz on this screen equals 185.298 kHz. Looks
> like you are about half a Hz high, by my readout. Note that I make no
> claims
> as to the accuracy of my frequency readout, especially down to half a Hz.
>
> Doug - KB4OER
>
> http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j231/Goranothos/XR.jpg
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Andy - KU4XR <ku4xr at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all: Woke up this morning, and looked at the RF Current. It was " spot
> > on " where I had set it last night
> > before going to bed.... Soil conditions are very stable right now: (
> > interpretation: very dry ) so the AE Current
> > fluctuates only when the AE moves in the breeze now and then... It's
> kinda
> > nice to see the RF meter bumping
> > up and down again... Unless something whacky happens; I think I'll just "
> > let-er-run " awhile.
> >
> > It is just shy of a year since raising the presently used antenna. I am
> > extremely pleased to see how well it has held
> > up under the extreme weather conditions it has endured since last winter.
> > Especially the heat this summer.
> > The PVC pipe covered with Aluminum HVAC tape still shines in the
> sunlight.
> > My step-son was right about the
> > Aluminum tape staying put... He used to be a duct installer, and
> > recommended the tape I used for the project.
> > He told me that when I put it on the pipe; it was " there to stay " .
> >
> > Hope everyone has a good day:  73 for now: Andy - KU4XR
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