[Lowfer] A hint of UWL

[Eric Smith]

Yes, I will absolutely get the data to you tonight.  I promise I'm not
doing anything "funny" like cranking up the voltage...and of course
I'm not saying anyone was accusing me of that either, just stating for
the record :)

This is the same K0LR final I have had for years and I do know it can
run 8 watts or more because I did that when I first got my 2200m
license, and was copied by John Reed on 137 kHz at about 68 miles
using that amp at 8 watts or so.

But I'm not doing that now.  I will post the final voltage and current
draw tonight.  I wish I had some direct means of measuring antenna
current but I don't.  I do have a thermocouple type meter but it has
something like an 8 amp scale.  All I have ever used for the LowFER
beacon is Lyle's clamp-on current probe design, and lately I haven't
even used that...just a 1N34A clipped to my voltmeter.

I will also post a picture tonight of the base of the antenna so you
can see the loading coil, battery, solar panel, and final...or at
least a spot in the snow under which the final resides!

It was 1 degree F here this morning around daybreak.

Eric KD5UWL / WD2XFX

On Feb 10, 2011, at 7:37 AM, <jrusgrove at comcast.net> wrote:

> Yes ... I was surprised not to see a 'peep' (guess you can see a 'peep' as well as hear one ... ala
> 'peep show')  from WMS. Perhaps WMS was in listening mode ... confirmation of this would be nice.
>
> Eric ... will be interested in your data when you get to it.
>
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Garry Hess" <k3siw at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 7:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] A hint of UWL
>
>
>> Eric and Jay, got another decode of UWL here over night around 0700Z.
>> That's not far off the time indicated in Jay's capture (0745Z at end
>> versus 0722Z for mine). Interestingly, didn't see anything of WMS nor
>> did I notice it on Jay's capture. Perhaps the wintry weather is to blame
>> for that. Also, EMP was on 185.545 kHz and weak.
>>
>> Earlier in the evening I saw a solid "X" on 185.2976 kHz QRSS60. I
>> assume that was XDW since Laurence has operated around there in the
>> past, albeit with DFCW. It was followed by two more X's then was gone.
>>
>> 73, Garry, K3SIW, EN52ta, Elgin, IL
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