[Lowfer] KE Beacon

[KA4SEY]

Ok, it opens on my laptop. I will look through it. Thank you

Kasey

On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 9:17 AM KA4SEY <ka4sey at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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