[Lowfer] 2200 m WSPR

[wa3tts at verizon.net]

Paul: Just curious if you have a Vibroplex (BUG zapper) in the shack ~:)

Cooler wx here has WA9CGZ decoding through mid morning here on 2200m.

With rain totals for the year 15 inches over normal, I did a DC ground test the other day between my bus bar service ground

and the EWE antenna ground in the back yard 120~170 feet away and was seeing 355ma at 25 volts DC (70 ohms). Last spring

before all the rain I was seeing about 80ma (~ 300 ohm range).  Highest DC current measured when the ground system was upgraded 2 years ago

was 385 ma at 25VDC in wet spring conditions for volumetric DC resistance.  Mostly fragmented shale and sandstone here under the top 6 inches of top soil...

73 Mike wa3tts


-----Original Message-----
From: N1BUG <paul at n1bug.com>
To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sun, Oct 21, 2018 6:09 am
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] 2200 m WSPR

On 10/20/18 7:53 PM, JD wrote:
> I don't know if anyone took that hint to heart, but apparently KA9OKH was
> on during the day, along with WH2XXP.

I am unable to be on during the day for the time being. I am doing
antenna work. Aside from the fact the 2200m antenna resonance
changes drastically every time I install/change an antenna or move
any large metal object in the yard, I am climbing towers in close
proximity to the end of the top hat which has many thousands of
volts on it. The antennas I am handling are plenty long enough to
reach that top hat with just the slightest error! This BUG doesn't
want any part of zappers. ;-) Antenna work almost never goes as
quickly as I think, but I would guess at least another couple of
weeks before all is done for the season... weather permitting.

73,
Paul N1BUG
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