[Lowfer] WM Back!

[K2ORS]

Hi John,

     Its the Ellsworth NH location running on the vertical.
A sapling tree had fallen down taking down one of the ropes holding up the 
capacity hat and the vertical wire.
The loading coil which was supposed to be suspended in the air was on the 
ground and the bucket which was supposed to form a weather cover was upside 
down, filled with water (and the loading coil !)

I had planned to spend most of the day up there but due to car trouble I 
only had about an hour.

Now the mystery is why are you copying it now?
I contacted Jay after putting the wire up and he ad nil copy.
I copied the beacon while I was on site, my thought is that there is an 
intermitent connection in the final (or power going to the final).
Alternatively the high-Q vertical is significantly detuned and the signal is 
only traveling as far as Raymond?

It is uncertain how long the property in Ellsworth will remain in the 
family, however I have heard from a member of this list who is interested in 
the transmitters. Perhaps WM will live on at a new QTH !

Reports welcome!

I will pass the info on to Bill's wife, I'm sure that she will be happy to 
hear it!

73 Warren K2ORS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <w1tag at charter.net>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 2:05 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] WM Back!


> Thanks should go to Warren for putting Bill's WM beacon back on the air.
> Just noticed it today at its old-time slot above 185.300 kHz. I'm up at
> the Maine QTH -- is this the Andover, MA or the NH version, Warren?
>
> John, W1TAG
>


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