[MRCA] SAQ transmission on 17 Kcs

[walter.skavinsky]

Anyone in the group ever use the sound card method to recieve the signal?   If so what antenna was used?   

Thanks 
Walt 


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From: "B. Smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net> 
Date:11/20/2014  9:52 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net 
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Subject: Re: [MRCA] SAQ transmission on 17 Kcs 

Photos and also a link to Al's reception.

http://k4che.com/Christmas%2007%20loop/Page%201.htm

On 11/20/2014 5:37 AM, Christopher Bowne wrote:
What are you guys using to receive SAQ on this side of the pond?  A German Wandel und Goltermann Selective Level Meter that covers the range from 2 kHz to 18.4 MHz followed me home from NEARFEST last month.  I can pick up the FSK signals from NAA Cutler Maine at 24 kHz solidly 24/7 and from NPM in Luauluauei HI at night on 21.4 kHz quite well, along with WWVB on 60 kHz at Boulder, CO.  Of course it also does a good job hearing  all of the LF NDBs up and down the East Coast and Caribbean and into Canada, along with the proliferation of differential GPS beacons that are replacing the NDBs.  So far I have just used my 80 meter dipole, but am thinking of putting together a portable loop for use on VLF for the SAQ event, and taking the setup out into real quiet location and powering it from a small 12VDC to 115 AC inverter, powered from either the Tacoma truck battery or a separate 12V battery as the W u G only draws 20 watts. Considering the recent weather, I would much prefer just using the 80M dipole here at home though, I could also configure it and its coax feed line as a top loaded T and put down some radials underneath it temporarily, what do you think?

The W u G is also an excellent CW and SSB receiver for HF use, have been using it as my receiver of choice on the CW MilRad Net of late.




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