[Lowfer] KE Beacon

[KA4SEY]

I am currently on a phone so I may have to switch to my laptop for it to
open I will get it a try and let you know

Kasey

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 9:15 AM Douglas Williams <williamsdoug1966 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This booklet has a wealth of information on Lowfer transmitting antennas.
> Hopefully, the link works...
>
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ead6nqxjtwzpr66/1750meter_antennas%5B1%5D.pdf?dl=0
>
> D.
>
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 9:09 AM Douglas Williams <
> williamsdoug1966 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On the subject of burying ground radials, I have found that simply laying
> > them on the ground and pinning them down every so often with "lawn
> staples"
> > is a lot less effort than burying them. Come spring, the grass will grow
> > over them and they will disappear. You should be able to find the lawn
> > staples at Lowes, Home Depot, or Tractor Supply.
> >
> > -Doug
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 9:02 AM Douglas Williams <
> > williamsdoug1966 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Welcome to the list, Kasey. We are only 122 miles apart, so I will keep
> >> trying for your lowfer beacon. Andy, KU4XR, in Knoxville should have a
> good
> >> chance to hear it also.
> >>
> >> I 100% guarantee you that more ground radials would help. ;-)
> >>
> >> 73, Doug WB4DW  (changed callsigns very recently, so I'm still listed at
> >> KB4OER on QRZ.com)
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 8:55 AM ka4sey <ka4sey at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks to everyone trying to hear it. It's still a work in progress so
> >>> maybe adding a tuning coil to the existing coil will let me fine tune
> it. I
> >>> believe I blown another transistor so that needs to be replaced again.
> >>> Frequency drift problem I believe was due to the battery being weak or
> >>> cold. Replaced that with a 13.8v power supply so now I dont have to
> worry
> >>> about batteries. Not sure if adding more/longer ground radials would
> help
> >>> either with my transmitted signal. I currently have 8, 10 foot radials
> >>> buried a few inches under the ground. Thanks again for the reception
> >>> reports.DE KA4SEY, KaseySent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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