[Lowfer] 1750 m Watering Hole
Warren K2ORS
k2ors at verizon.net
Mon Dec 16 17:47:49 EST 2013
Charlie,
Glad to hear you are OK, I saw an obituary for Chuck Vest in
today's paper...
73 Warren
On 12/16/2013 2:45 PM, Charlie , W5COV wrote:
> Thanks for the report JD. It is running on a radiating dummy load
> basically from my EM-26 location, just for the local guys to be able to
> check their receivers. Drums up a little club activity for them to
> listen and not be afraid of MF/LF.
>
> Besides I haven't completed the GPS locked multi mode transmitter. When
> that is done I will go to the big antenna, but probably on a schedule of
> some kind so as to allow you to listen :)
>
> Still finishing up a few tid bits on the Xiegi X1M transceiver software
> (100 kHz.-30 MHz.) 5 watt QRP CW/SSB transceiver project, then I can get
> back to my regular projects.
>
> Charlie, CV
>
> On 12/16/2013 2:44 AM, JD wrote:
>> Sorry that I'm not doing these in chronological order, but it's going to
>> take a while to stitch together the DK7FC captures, and I need to
>> return to
>> the field right away, so I'll skip ahead to these 'cause they're quicker.
>>
>> Bob was right about the bands being hot all of a sudden. Didn't think
>> I had
>> much chance to see LowFERs through near-continuous S3 QRN, accompanied by
>> moderately frequent S9+ crashes. When I looked at the watering hole,
>> though, there were SIW and SJ, and even CV in what I take to be low power
>> mode for testing...mercifully, or I wouldn't have had a chance at the
>> other
>> two. :) No TAG yet this season so far; sorry, JA.
>>
>> 73
>> JD
>>
>> ____________
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