[Lowfer] MO ... not in CT

[Douglas D. Williams]

As am I.

MO and JAM remain elusive in northeast Tennessee.

73, Doug KB4OER

On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 2:42 PM, <jrusgrove at comcast.net> wrote:

> Mike
>
> Thanks for the info. Not sure what your existing ground system is like but
> I'm sure you'll find the metal building does an excellent job capturing
> return current. Based on what Garry is currently seeing at his QTH,
> reception this far east would be difficult at best ... but that won't stop
> me from trying ;~) . Look forward to receiving your beacon once the changes
> are in place.
>
> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Sanders" <k0az at centurytel.net>
> To: "'Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands'" <
> lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 2:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MO ... not in CT
>
>
>  Jay the "antenna" on MO presently is a piece of wire thrown up in a tree.
>> Almost vertical but not quite.........................**.
>> It is about 40 feet long and keeps us inside the rules. We are going to
>> put
>> up a monopole with 10 foot radial top hat on top of the metal building.
>> MO will be in the rafters just under the antenna. The building is ground/
>> counterpoise. We will be using military fiberglass pipes in a tripod
>> already
>> in place. The pipes will use 3 guy ropes of Dacron. These guys will help
>> support the pvc structure for the top hat. Once that is in place and we
>> have
>> close to 1 watt input we expect to see a better result from MO.
>> But that will only be known once it is all on line. 73
>>
>>             K0AZ
>>       Mike Sanders
>> EM37cd SW Missouri
>>     www.k0az.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces@**
>> mailman.qth.net <lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net>]
>> On Behalf Of jrusgrove at comcast.net
>> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 10:19 AM
>> To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer bands
>> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MO ... not in CT
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Tnx fer the info. What are you currently using for an antenna?
>>
>> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Sanders" <k0az at centurytel.net>
>> To: "'Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands'"
>> <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 9:59 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] MO ... not in CT
>>
>>
>>  Thanks for the report Jay, Yes there is some interference there that we
>>> can see here day and night as well. MO is impaired right now. We are
>>> only running about 300mw input power at best. Not sure when
>>> I will get the new PA built but am replicating the original. After we
>>> swap
>>> out the PAs I will repair the original and Gordon and I will have a spare
>>> for just in case. Also as soon as WX permits Gordon says he will start
>>> working on the new antenna which will be much better than what is up
>>> right now.
>>> 73
>>>
>>>             K0AZ
>>>       Mike Sanders
>>> EM37cd SW Missouri
>>>     www.k0az.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net
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>> [mailto:lowfer-bounces@**mailman.qth.net <lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net>
>> ]
>>
>>> On Behalf Of jrusgrove at comcast.net
>>> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 6:28 AM
>>> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
>>> Subject: [Lowfer] MO ... not in CT
>>>
>>> Camped out on MO's frequency last night ... results not so good. See
>>>
>> capture
>>
>>> at
>>> http://www.w1vd.com/**189500020113.jpg<http://www.w1vd.com/189500020113.jpg>. There is a fair amount of
>>> interference in that frequency
>>> range that is 'propagated in' ... it completely disappears after sunrise.
>>> Would suggest a frequency
>>> change for MO if at all possible ... even up a few Hz would be a big
>>> improvement.
>>>
>>> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
>>>
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