[Lowfer] QSO with one of the original LowFers

[Clive S Carver]

Similarly, quote/... "These bands are populated almost entirely by
high-power military point-to-point transmissions which use massive rhombic
antennas and many kilowatts output." .../unquote.

Were those transmissions 'point-to-point' or rather transmissions to navy
ships and submarines? Also, rhombic antennas? Whilst a plan of the site may
have suggested a rhombic, surely more likely a triatic type where the cage
antenna is strung from mast to mast - as was Rugby GBR (16kHz W/T)and GBT
(60kHz R/T)until the 1960's. A directional LF Rhombic would be interesting!

Cheers!

73's

Clive GW4EYO


-----Original Message-----
From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Neil Klagge
Sent: 25 March 2013 18:37
To: dexter.mc at gmail.com; Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp,UK)
and MedFer bands
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] QSO with one of the original LowFers

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:
>