[Spooks] Spooks Digest, Vol 125, Issue 15
Richard Jones
ve3mhy at hotmail.com
Sun Jun 22 22:34:10 EDT 2014
A fun thing I used to have was a Neon bulb on my long wire antenna, any static build up over 90v would light the Neon bulb, keeps the antenna at a low potential and you see local storm action too.
Rich ve3mhy
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> 1. HM01 (07code04stalker1776)
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> 4. Re: Sorry about the newbie question (Todd Dokey)
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> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:37:59 -0400
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> HM01 i.p. 11435 1616z Signal is mostly strong and holding steady at S4 for the most part with some fading from S0 - S7. ?Numbers are as follows 56464 26696 54015 28263 44149 83753.
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> P.s. Some past logs from yesterday:
> 11635 1845z HM01 i.p. Signal fades from S0 to S7
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> 16180 2115z HM01 i.p. Stronger but still fading.
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> 4. Re: Sorry about the newbie question (Todd Dokey)
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> HM01 i.p. 11435 1616z Signal is mostly strong and holding steady at S4 for the most part with some fading from S0 - S7. ?Numbers are as follows 56464 26696 54015 28263 44149 83753.
>
> P.s. Some past logs from yesterday:
> 11635 1845z HM01 i.p. Signal fades from S0 to S7
>
> 16180 2115z HM01 i.p. Stronger but still fading.
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> 73 From 07c
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> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:30:15 -0400
> From: Justin Solonynka <jsolony at comcast.net>
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> Subject: [Spooks] Sorry about the newbie question
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> If this is totally against the rules for me to ask a newbie question
> here, I apologize and please ignore.
>
> I just got interested in Numbers Stations (as a math teacher, I love
> numbers and codes, and when I played some recordings I found online for
> my students, they were totally creeped out - which was a bonus).
>
> I got myself a Tecsun PL-600. I'll be really excited if I ever get to
> hear a Numbers Station live -- at this point I'm just interested in
> hearing stations from around the world, and particularly folk music of
> other countries.
>
> The Tecsun PL-600 came with an antenna, maybe 20 feet long(?). My
> office is on the second floor of my house. I've run the antenna out my
> window and attached it to a tree, diagonally from my house.
>
> My incredibly newbie question is: Do I need to worry about lightning?
> As long as I keep the antenna unplugged from the radio during a
> lightning storm, will I be OK? Obviously I haven't done anything to
> "ground" my antenna, but all it amounts to is a wire running from my
> window to a tree, about 12 feet off the ground. There are much taller
> trees all around the house.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Justin
>
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> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:36:58 -0800
> From: Todd Dokey <justcallmebuddy at gmail.com>
> To: Shortwave Spy Numbers Stations <spooks at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spooks] Sorry about the newbie question
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> A nearby strike could induce a spark, but only it there is a path to ground. If it his your tree you would see some action.
>
> Also, if a nearby strike occurs when your radio is on, it might destroy it, but pull the batteries out and let it sit for a few hours as it may only have gotten a static charge that confused it.
>
> I had a dipole at 15 feet for 15 years at my dad's in California, and never had a problem.
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>> On June 22, 2014 12:30:15 PM AKDT, Justin Solonynka <jsolony at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe
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>> If this is totally against the rules for me to ask a newbie question
>> here, I apologize and please ignore.
>>
>> I just got interested in Numbers Stations (as a math teacher, I love
>> numbers and codes, and when I played some recordings I found online for
>>
>> my students, they were totally creeped out - which was a bonus).
>>
>> I got myself a Tecsun PL-600. I'll be really excited if I ever get to
>> hear a Numbers Station live -- at this point I'm just interested in
>> hearing stations from around the world, and particularly folk music of
>> other countries.
>>
>> The Tecsun PL-600 came with an antenna, maybe 20 feet long(?). My
>> office is on the second floor of my house. I've run the antenna out my
>>
>> window and attached it to a tree, diagonally from my house.
>>
>> My incredibly newbie question is: Do I need to worry about lightning?
>> As long as I keep the antenna unplugged from the radio during a
>> lightning storm, will I be OK? Obviously I haven't done anything to
>> "ground" my antenna, but all it amounts to is a wire running from my
>> window to a tree, about 12 feet off the ground. There are much taller
>> trees all around the house.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Justin
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> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:38:08 -0800
> From: Todd Dokey <justcallmebuddy at gmail.com>
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> Oh an an OLD ham radio trick is to put the free end into a ceramic coffee cup.
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>> On June 22, 2014 12:30:15 PM AKDT, Justin Solonynka <jsolony at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Visit http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/spooks to unsubscribe
>> from this list
>>
>> If this is totally against the rules for me to ask a newbie question
>> here, I apologize and please ignore.
>>
>> I just got interested in Numbers Stations (as a math teacher, I love
>> numbers and codes, and when I played some recordings I found online for
>>
>> my students, they were totally creeped out - which was a bonus).
>>
>> I got myself a Tecsun PL-600. I'll be really excited if I ever get to
>> hear a Numbers Station live -- at this point I'm just interested in
>> hearing stations from around the world, and particularly folk music of
>> other countries.
>>
>> The Tecsun PL-600 came with an antenna, maybe 20 feet long(?). My
>> office is on the second floor of my house. I've run the antenna out my
>>
>> window and attached it to a tree, diagonally from my house.
>>
>> My incredibly newbie question is: Do I need to worry about lightning?
>> As long as I keep the antenna unplugged from the radio during a
>> lightning storm, will I be OK? Obviously I haven't done anything to
>> "ground" my antenna, but all it amounts to is a wire running from my
>> window to a tree, about 12 feet off the ground. There are much taller
>> trees all around the house.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Justin
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> "War is a country of will, there?s no room for sympathy. If you?re not
> willing to give up everything?You?ve already lost."
>
> -- Chief Dave
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> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 14:53:57 -0700
> From: Joe Green via Spooks <spooks at mailman.qth.net>
> To: Shortwave Spy Numbers Stations <spooks at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Spooks] Sorry about the newbie question
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> Hi Justin,
> What part of the country are you in? If you are subject to numerous nearby strikes, some caution may be in order.?
> Typically, a very short wire antenna such as yours that is probably no more than 20' above the ground will not be prone to lightning strikes unless as mentioned, you live in an area with frequent electrical storms such as parts of Florida. If you wind up expanding your array in the future, lightning protection may be called for.
> As a precaution, in the event of a nearby thunderstorm, you most definitely will want to disconnect your antenna from your radio and move the connector away from anything that may ground. Just remember, lightning will generally take the path of least resistance so don't afford it the opportunity. And, lightning can strike from clouds as far as 20 miles distant.
> I'm not sure of your exact antenna design. As further protection, you may wish to have the end attached to the tree connected to the tree via an insulator. In other words, tie a dacron cord to the tree, attach a plastic or ceramic insulator to the cord, connect your wire antenna to the other end of the insulator. If you have one of the roll up type antennas that come with some shortwaves, you may be able to just tie another dacron cord to the insulator and then clip the antenna to that.
> Anyway, hope this is of some help.
>
> Joe
> N6JPG
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> On Sunday, June 22, 2014 1:37 PM, Justin Solonynka <jsolony at comcast.net> wrote:
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> If this is totally against the rules for me to ask a newbie question
> here, I apologize and please ignore.
>
> I just got interested in Numbers Stations (as a math teacher, I love
> numbers and codes, and when I played some recordings I found online for
> my students, they were totally creeped out - which was a bonus).
>
> I got myself a Tecsun PL-600.? I'll be really excited if I ever get to
> hear a Numbers Station live -- at this point I'm just interested in
> hearing stations from around the world, and particularly folk music of
> other countries.
>
> The Tecsun PL-600 came with an antenna, maybe 20 feet long(?).? My
> office is on the second floor of my house.? I've run the antenna out my
> window and attached it to a tree, diagonally from my house.
>
> My incredibly newbie question is: Do I need to worry about lightning??
> As long as I keep the antenna unplugged from the radio during a
> lightning storm, will I be OK?? Obviously I haven't done anything to
> "ground" my antenna, but all it amounts to is a wire running from my
> window to a tree, about 12 feet off the ground. There are much taller
> trees all around the house.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.? Thanks!? Justin
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