[Lf] Nags Head II

[Frank Gentges]

Sandy,

Good comments.
Yes, we are getting wimpy.  I am not so sure it was much better at the 
beach but then maybe it will matter.  If we could concentrate everything 
into the van and just put up antennas it might be easier to go to the 
beach without problems.  Setting up the tent etc. gains some room but we 
should have a more limited set of things to try this time.

On adding more wires to Hal's antenna... The capacitiance will go up a 
lot and the antenna tuner will have to be retuned by taking a bunch of 
turns off.

Frank


On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Nan and Sandy Sanders wrote:

> 
> 
>  A I think it was much better at the beach. Lower noise and stronger signals. As for cold and rain are you wimping out in your old age :)
>  B yes
>  C yes
>  D adding a 1 meter spreader at each end for 2 wires on top and chicken wire on the ground.
> 				Sandy
> 
> ----------
> From: 	Andre' Kesteloot[SMTP:akestelo at bellatlantic.net]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, December 15, 1999 4:24 PM
> To: 	Frank Gentges
> Cc: 	LF list AMRAD
> Subject: 	Re: [Lf] Nags Head II
> 
> 
> 
> Hello Frank,
> 
> a) It would be interesting to collect comments from participants in last
> year's expedition. As I recall, the noise level on the beach was better than
> at your house. Was it that much better? Obviously, operating from you house,
> eventually attaching an e-field probe on the roof rather than in your back
> garden, would yield better results.
> Also if it rained etc., we would be slightly better off indoor than on the
> beach.
> It also got quite cold on the beach, as I recall.
> Overall, if the improvements offered by the beach are marginal, I would opt
> for operating from your house.
> 
> b) I believe both our transmitters should be on the air at the same time.
> 
> c) we should make certain that we understand the finer points of Spectran
> (the new DSP Italian program)  Bill Farmer has experimented extensively with
> that contraption, and may be able to give us a few valuable pointers
> 
> d) finally, how difficult would it be to add another top wire to Hal's setup,
> this one perpendicular to the existing horizontal one? This should double our
> capacity to ground, and I believe it should not be that difficult to do
> between now and mid January.
> 
> Regards
> Andre'
> 
> Frank Gentges wrote:
> 
> > Hi LFers,
> >
> > We are contemplating a return to Nags Head over MLK weekend.  We would go
> > down on the 14th of January and return on the 17th.
> >
> > Last year we had one good night of listening.  The second night storms
> > with tornados in Arkansas spoiled our listening.  Hopefully we will not
> > have a storm to contend with over the weekend.
> >
> > We were able to compare a lot of stuff side by side under great receiving
> > conditions to help everyone form opinions on what works and what does not
> > work quite so well.
> >
> > What thoughts do you have about what we can do this
> > year?
> >
> > Do we want to go north of Nags Head to Corolla to get further from the
> > Loran C at Carolina Beach?
> >
> > Do we want to go somewhere other than Nags
> > Head?
> >
> > Can we get our transmitters on the air here in Northern Virginia
> > for us to hear?
> >
> > Take a look at the LF web page for the link to the page about our trip
> > last year.  I have added the "Lessons Learned" from that trip.  Are the
> > memories too painful?
> >
> > Frank K0BRA
> >
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