[Milsurplus] Alexanderson Transmission on Christmas Eve

[Richard Brunner]

It's worth a try.  Last year SAQ was heard in 
Nevada, and I think California.  It won't be easy; mostly you have to
get away from (or neutralize) your neighbor's light dimmers, etc.

I'm in Massachusetts about 50 miles from the seashore, with a 500 foot
Beverage, and usually hear something, but maybe not readable through the
garbage.  Beverages are good, but at 17 kc should a few miles long and
you could copy on a crystal set.  With a short antenna, such as ham
antennas tied together, I hear NOTHING.

E-Field probes and magnetic loop antennas might be the way to go.  Some
experimentation is in order.

Richard, AA1P

On Wed, 2011-12-28 at 19:25 -0800, Laura and Jim wrote:
> I have heard that the world record for reception is New Jersey.
> I'm in Northern CA. Should I bother, or do I need a Beverage and a Cray running DSP to pick it up?
> (Hmmm. A beverage sounds good right now, hihi. A have several cold 807's in the fridge)
> 
> 73 DE JIM K6FWT
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