[Lowfer] QSO with one of the original LowFers

[Neil Klagge]

Very interesting article from 1968, Dex.

I noted one part that we can now refute:
      "Theoretically, such low-frequency signals as 1750 meters travel
strictly by groundwave propagation. Reception over water is much better
than over land, though under certain conditions extremely long range can be
obtained over land. "

We now know that even at 136 kHz we have had sky wave propagation now that
can reach across the continent and farther.

Neil Klagge

w0yse, Layton Utah


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Dexter McIntyre w4dex <dexter.mc at gmail.com
> wrote:

> A while back I uploaded a 1968 CQ article about a LowFer beacon that was
> on 166.25 kHz operated by Jim, then WA4GHK in Florida:
>
> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/**15095569/1750%20Meters%20CQ%**
> 20April%201968.PDF<https://dl.dropbox.com/u/15095569/1750%20Meters%20CQ%20April%201968.PDF>
>
> Last evening I had an hour long QSO on 160 meters with Jim who is now
> NN4AA located in Malabar, Florida.  Even with high QRN and there being very
> few readable signal on the band Jim's signal was way above the QRN and Q5
> copy for the entire hour.  Jim was using a 48 foot high T just like he used
> with the LowFer beacon back in the 60s except the three wire top hat has
> been extended.  I think Jim could be persuaded to to give us a Florida
> beacon next winter.
> I have found a simple way to get my LF antenna to play well on 160 meters.
>  Maybe having some coordinated activity on 160 like we use to do before the
> internet days would motivate the old timers like Jim and Carl of TH fame
> get back on the LowFer band.
>
> Dex
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