[Lowfer] SIW (WM) in CT

[N8OOU]

Mark,

Thanks for your report, I'm glad to hear that my signal is still 
traveling your way.  I just checked the WM lowfer meters and from my 
end, the juices going in to the beacon are normal.  Our weather here has 
warmed the past couple days, the snow is gone, and ground has thawed. I 
may have more ground losses than a few days ago when everything was frozen.


73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek

On 01/13/2017 10:17 AM, lmlangenfeld wrote:
> You're in up here this morning, Mike, but not great (well below usual daytime GW copy). Thus, I am inclined to agree with Jay that something out of the ordinary is going on with WM.
> GL,
> Mark -- WA9ETW/WI2XHJ -- EN52fs
>
>
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> -------- Original message --------From: N8OOU <n8oou at meekfarm.us> Date: 1/13/17  9:50 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European,	& UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] SIW (WM)  in CT
> Jay,
>
> Thanks for the capture showing the WM beacon. I am personally happy to
> see that you were able to acquire enough to bits to make an ID.
>
> I am not taking your comments as throwing stones. For that past couple
> years I have seen that WM can not compete with the signal strength of
> others in the band. I know there are several contributing factors in
> that equation. My current configuration is running about 75 mA of
> antenna current, and I can light only three bulbs of an NE-2 tree.
>
> I will be the first to admit my lack of LF technical expertise, and test
> equipment to put a first rate station on the air.  Also contributing is
> the amount of funding for this hobby.
>
> A third factor is the physical location of the beacon. A look at the FCC
> ground conductivity map shows the beacon is located in a grade 8 portion
> of the state, compared to other areas of IL which are 15.  Two thirds of
> my farm is river bottom ground where the Wabash river run long ago, the
> rest is a 30+ foot higher sandbar created by the river which is where
> the transmitter/antenna are located.
>
> I have been trying different configurations of antennas over the past 2
> years to improve the signal including using an Ashlock Loop with his
> hardware. I am currently working to construct the next antenna revision.
> There is a possibility that no matter what I construct, or how much
> money I spend, I will never have a strong signal compared to my peers
> because of my location.
>
> Thanks for listening.
>
> 73   de   N8OOU - Mike Meek
>
> On 01/13/2017 06:35 AM, jrusgrove at comcast.net wrote:
>> Nice quiet morning with SIW peaking 20 dB out of the noise. Full capture at
>> http://www.w1vd.com/grabber.html .
>>
>> Note the difference in signal level between SIW and WM ... WM not visible for
>> the most part. SIW is 787 miles at a heading of 276 degrees ... WM is 798 miles
>> at a heading of 260 degrees ... an inconsequential difference. This leads me to
>> believe
>> there's a problem at WM. Perhaps the transmitter is not developing full power, the antenna isn't
>> really at resonance,
>> there's a problem with the antenna coupling system or the ground system resistance is extraordinarily high. I've
>> received all of the midwest beacons that have been on the air over the past 16
>> years ... most with similar signal levels to that of SIW.
>>
>> Not throwing stones here ... just trying to point out a potential problem at
>> WM. I'm looking forward to seeing a more robust WM one of these days!
>>
>> Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2
>>
>>
>>
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