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![]() Dennis wrote: In article , says... I was going to buy a Palomar VLF converter for my FT-857D but stumbled on this website: http://home.att.net/~jacksonharbor/lfconv.htm For $12 shipped I got a kit which took an hour to assemble, taking my time & trying to do a good cosmetic job on the breathmints tin that holds the project. $99+shipping for the Palomar? Forget that! This thing rocks! I ordered the 14 mhz version and on a 134' dipole I'm hearing WWVB (60kc) LOUD! I'm also picking up a 100w 100' antenna NDB on 261 kc about S9+20. The co-ordinates for this beacon are about 21 miles away, due south. The DGPS signal at 306kc is even louder - S9+50! It's easy to build with only 1 trimmer cap to set the conversion rate. I used the program CWGET to measure WWVB at a dial indicated 1000hz offset. CWGET allowed me to adjust the VLF converter to +/- 1hz! Neato! Not too shabby for $12 shipped! Pics on request.... KG0WX Ken Did you say 1 134' dipole? Where do you live? Must not be in the US. The dipole would be total overkill. Dennis What's odd about a 134' diople? seems pretty standard for 160M Ham work and with open wire feeders should be very versatile. Dave |
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Behold, Dave Holford signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:
What's odd about a 134' diople? seems pretty standard for 160M Ham work and with open wire feeders should be very versatile. Dave I read that as 1,134' dipole. Fine for LowFER work :-) -- Gregg t3h g33k "Ratings are for transistors....tubes have guidelines" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca |
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![]() Gregg wrote: Behold, Dave Holford signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament: What's odd about a 134' diople? seems pretty standard for 160M Ham work and with open wire feeders should be very versatile. Dave I read that as 1,134' dipole. Fine for LowFER work :-) -- Gregg t3h g33k "Ratings are for transistors....tubes have guidelines" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca "I ordered the 14 mhz version and on a 134' dipole I'm hearing WWVB (60kc) LOUD!" EH? Dave |
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says... Gregg wrote: Behold, Dave Holford signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament: What's odd about a 134' diople? seems pretty standard for 160M Ham work and with open wire feeders should be very versatile. Dave I read that as 1,134' dipole. Fine for LowFER work :-) -- Gregg t3h g33k "Ratings are for transistors....tubes have guidelines" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca "I ordered the 14 mhz version and on a 134' dipole I'm hearing WWVB (60kc) LOUD!" EH? Dave I misunderstood the original post. But how is it you hear WWVB at 60Kz? Are you hearing an analog? dennis -- |
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Behold, Dave Holford signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament:
Gregg wrote: Behold, Dave Holford signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament: What's odd about a 134' diople? seems pretty standard for 160M Ham work and with open wire feeders should be very versatile. Dave I read that as 1,134' dipole. Fine for LowFER work :-) -- Gregg t3h g33k "Ratings are for transistors....tubes have guidelines" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca "I ordered the 14 mhz version and on a 134' dipole I'm hearing WWVB (60kc) LOUD!" EH? Dave Like, you're lucky, eh? ;-) My QTH must be in a 60KHz null... :-( -- Gregg t3h g33k "Ratings are for transistors....tubes have guidelines" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca |
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![]() Dennis wrote: In article , says... Gregg wrote: Behold, Dave Holford signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament: What's odd about a 134' diople? seems pretty standard for 160M Ham work and with open wire feeders should be very versatile. Dave I read that as 1,134' dipole. Fine for LowFER work :-) -- Gregg t3h g33k "Ratings are for transistors....tubes have guidelines" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca "I ordered the 14 mhz version and on a 134' dipole I'm hearing WWVB (60kc) LOUD!" EH? Dave I misunderstood the original post. But how is it you hear WWVB at 60Kz? Are you hearing an analog? dennis -- This is really wandering - I presume the OP is an Old Fart, like me, and once in a while slips back into Kc (kc) instead of kHz. But I notice he also used Hz in the same post so maybe it was just a "seniors moment". I can hear WWVB on 60kHz on my modern radios, but my old Eddystones and Plessey get it on 60kc. Dave |
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In article ,
says... Dennis wrote: In article , says... Gregg wrote: Behold, Dave Holford signalled from keyed 4-1000A filament: What's odd about a 134' diople? seems pretty standard for 160M Ham work and with open wire feeders should be very versatile. Dave I read that as 1,134' dipole. Fine for LowFER work :-) -- Gregg t3h g33k "Ratings are for transistors....tubes have guidelines" http://geek.scorpiorising.ca "I ordered the 14 mhz version and on a 134' dipole I'm hearing WWVB (60kc) LOUD!" EH? Dave I misunderstood the original post. But how is it you hear WWVB at 60Kz? Are you hearing an analog? dennis -- This is really wandering - I presume the OP is an Old Fart, like me, and once in a while slips back into Kc (kc) instead of kHz. But I notice he also used Hz in the same post so maybe it was just a "seniors moment". I know it's very trendy to use the term "senior moment", but no it was a typo, nothing more. Mistakes aren't necessarily the result of a dementia, so get real. Dennis I can hear WWVB on 60kHz on my modern radios, but my old Eddystones and Plessey get it on 60kc. Dave -- |
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"Ken Bessler" wrote in news:2nqc9dF3k1vnU1@uni-
berlin.de: I was going to buy a Palomar VLF converter for my FT-857D but stumbled on this website: http://home.att.net/~jacksonharbor/lfconv.htm For $12 shipped I got a kit which took an hour to assemble, taking my time & trying to do a good cosmetic job on the breathmints tin that holds the project. This kit is sold out as of 8/19. From the site: " LF Converter kit - sold out (8/19/2004) Please email: jacksonharbor @ att.net if you would like this kit revived." I hope he gets enough emails to reinstate it. |
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![]() Dennis wrote: -- This is really wandering - I presume the OP is an Old Fart, like me, and once in a while slips back into Kc (kc) instead of kHz. But I notice he also used Hz in the same post so maybe it was just a "seniors moment". I know it's very trendy to use the term "senior moment", but no it was a typo, nothing more. Mistakes aren't necessarily the result of a dementia, so get real. Dennis God I hope not. Otherwise most of the population must be demented. (I was making mistakes long before I became an "old Fart") Dave |
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