[Lf] Beacons

[Andre' Kesteloot]

Hello LF Gang,
considering the remarkable reception results results obtained by Mitch
VE3OT (see below), how about restarting now the Vienna VA beacon and
see if he can hear both?
I would particularly appreciate Hal and Sandy's comments  asap, as we
don't know how long the good propagation conditions will last...
73
Andre'
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Thought you would like a reception report from London, Ontario.
QTH 43N 81.3W   Grid EN92ix
Time now is 1745 UTC (12:45 EST) and taping WA2XTF/12 while I am
typing this
message. Hearing the signal from the headphones about ten feet across
the
room ( now ho'w that for an old fashioned report !

Following is message as received "VVV DE WA2XTF/12 QSO N4ICK AT
AMRAD.ORG"
Typical RST 459 to 559 so fine for a solid QSO.
Receiver Drake R8 (USB) with 0.5 kHz filter, followed by home brew
switched
capacitor filter set at 600 Hz.
The Drake reads 136.11 kHz with this particular setup.
Antenna: 12 foot diameter "Octo-loop" using home brew Burhans preamp.
Located 70 feet from house, in the trees.

WA2XTF/12 is right at the noise level - but 100% readable. Noise level
on
S-meter is S-3.
For comparison, LOWFER A30, 182.9 kHz is peaking S-5 on the Drake
S-Meter.
I have taped both stations.
Would you like the tape ?

73   Mitch   VE3OT