[R-390] Don Reaves - SAQ 2004-07-04

[Bob Camp]

Hi

Assuming they crank it up to full power they can run 200KW out of their 
rig. They are running what's basically a big motor generator set that 
just happens to put out a bunch of high frequency audio (17.2 KHz) 
instead of low frequency audio (60 Hz).

There have been reception reports from the eastern US. I have not been 
able to track any down from the rest of the country.

Since the speed of the motor controls the frequency they must wander 
around a bit by modern standards. That pretty much rules out all this 
computer enhanced sound card reception. You pretty much have to hear 
them on a real radio or not at all. Real radios forever ....

	Enjoy!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ


On Jun 7, 2004, at 8:11 PM, ToddRoberts2001 at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/7/2004 3:22:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> r390a at bellsouth.net writes:
> Has anyone stateside actually *heard* it????   I have
> tried, but no luck.
>
>                                                         I was 
> wondering the
> same thing. I don't know of anyone stateside who has ever claimed 
> hearing it.
> They picked a terrible time of the year for a VLF transmission. In the 
> middle
> of horrendous summertime static that eats up any worthwhile VLF 
> reception. You
> can count on probably 60 over S9 static levels at that frequency. I'm 
> not sure
> of their power level either? I was able to hear Rugby GBR on 16 KHz 
> many
> years ago when they were still on the air but that was during 
> wintertime when
> noise levels were low. GBR was not a very strong signal at that time 
> either. 73
> Todd Roberts WD4NGG.
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