[Lowfer] 8 kHz...

[stan, W1LE]

Hello,

If the well casing is metal, wouldn't it shield any wiring inside it, 
reducing the antenna effect ?
I would try listening to theelectrically isolated well casing, also.

Stan, still lurking on Cape Cod



On 02-Jan-14 2:06 PM, Michael Sapp wrote:
> Mike & Mitch: Some day when the XYL & 1st Harmonic are out of the 
> house for a few hours I'll have to lift the service ground and listen 
> on the water well pump windings with Spectrum Lab (with the power off 
> of course). Might be interesting to see what I find "down there" 
> :).... a suitable isolation transformer on topside might do the trick 
> for local noise suppression.....
>
> or just listen on the lifted well pump ground wire that should be in 
> direct contact via the stainless housing of the pump sitting in the 
> aquafier....
>
> (Newbie Kids, Dont try this at home !!! )
>
> 73, Mike wa3tts
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Powell" 
> <mitch.powell at sympatico.ca>
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp; UK) and MedFer 
> bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 1:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Little PSK coming up to JD on 74.322...
>
>
>> Hi Mike:
>> Long time - no hear. Finally sold the biplane - too cold for an open 
>> cockpit !
>> Mostly beaconing hr - receiving antennas all surrounding the 
>> transmitting loop,
>> so much overload.
>> Some folks near Port Huron, MI. doing some ULF work down around the 
>> audio frequencies,
>> which should be a good distance for you. Can't imagine digging in 
>> radials this time of year though.
>> H N Y
>> 73
>> Mitch
>> On 2014-01-01, at 11:26 PM, Mike WE0H wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bob,
>>>
>>> Have you considered operating on the 8kc band? I don't know if earth 
>>> probes would be good enough or I'd crank up 500w from here. I can't 
>>> put up a vertical large enough to do much so I am stuck to ground 
>>> based antennas for that band if I give it a go.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>> WE0H
>>
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