[Lowfer] X5 in SE KS

[Warren K2ORS]

Tnx John,
Always interesting to see what others are using, especially when it 
works so well :-)

73 Warren


On 8/25/2013 5:15 PM, JD wrote:
>>>> Can you refresh my memory as to your working conditions
>>>> (antenna/receiver)?
>
> Using a 40 foot vertical with modest tophat, an FET+BJT
> sorta-complementary feedback pair buffer amplifier for impedance
> transformation, into a Kenwood R-5000 running on 12 volt battery power.
> The antenna is about 150 feet from a single-phase rural power line that
> puts up to 14 V of 60 Hz AC at the base of the antenna, but mercifully,
> the nearest neighbor is a quarter of a mile away, so it's still a lot
> quieter than here in town.  Main disadvantage: no way to check email
> when I'm out there.
>
>>>> I wonder what winter condx will bring?
>
> The way this year has gone, weatherwise, I can't exactly say I'm looking
> forward to winter, but I too am eager to see what the propagation will
> be like this low in the spectrum.
>
> John
>