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

[Tom Norris]

Guess I should get the RBL polished and running
between now and then...

>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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