[Lowfer] FW: Lowfer JH

[pbunn]

-----Original Message-----
From: pbunn 
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 11:02 AM
To: 'dexter.mc at gmail.com'; 'Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands'
Subject: RE: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH

I'll listen for it later today and see what kind of signal I get. I'm in EM94bw in Spartanburg

Pat
N4LTA

-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dexter McIntyre W4DEX
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 10:57 AM
To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Lowfer JH

jrusgrove at comcast.net wrote:
> At 79 miles that's not much of a signal ... any idea what the 
> transmitting setup is? Assume your receiveing setup is up to snuff ...
>
>   
Jay,

I don't know the details about his beacon.  I think John is on the list so perhaps he will tell us.  The receive antenna presently in use here is the back woods random length vertical wire thrown over tree limbs.  I haven't seen it since last winter so don't know it's condition.  Since I was seeing some signal from TAG a few weeks back the wire must still be 
up.   I'm surprised the coax laying on the ground hasn't been cut by 
squirrels.  I've had that to happen before with RG-58.  The cuts were very clean and at first I thought they were made with diagonal cutters 
and were intentional.   Then one day I saw one of the culprits in 
action.  The coax connecting the back woods antenna is 75 ohm double braided shield slightly less in diameter than RG-11.  It was made by Western Electric for temporarily restoring around cuts on underground coaxial cables.  But I'm sure it isn't squirrel resistant.

Dex
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