[Lf] Re: WA2XTF/6 hrd in FM19mg

[Andre' Kesteloot]

Hello Edwin,

Congratulations on copying one of our beacons.
Please note that we presently operate two beacons
a) WA2XTF/6 in Vienna Virginia, on 136.750
b) WA2XTF/12 in Front Royal Virginia 136.745

You should be able to discriminate between both, using a dsp program such as
Spectran

Look up   http://www.amrad.org/projects/lf   for more information, details of
experiments, etc.

Most unmodified HF rigs (although not Kenwoods) are notoriously "deaf" below 200
KHz, and you may need a preamp. Can you hear Loran on 100 KHz? If not, you are
short on gain between 100 and 200 KHZ.

If LF is of interest to you, you could join our <lf at amrad.org> reflector.
Details on our above mentioned url  .

Thanks again, 73 and Happy 2000
Andre' N4ICK

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Edwin Steeble wrote:

> N4ICK:
>
> I copied the WA2XTF/6 beacon at 0415Z 31 Dec 99 RST 449 on 136.75kHz. I had
> to have the DSP on. I began listening for it about 0215Z 31 Dec 99. It was
> very weak then, much QSB.
>
> The msg was:"VVV DE WA2XTF/6 QSL TO N4ICK AT AMRAD.ORG AR".
>
> BTW The ARRL bulletin said the call should have been WA2XTF/12.
>
> Unfortuntally I didn't log the prior uncessful attempts to coy the beacon,
> with those times were about 0100Z to 0300Z. Guess I didn't stay on late
> enought!
>
> My rig is an ICOM 746 (without mods), 160m elevated inv L about 8 feet of
> the ground. It has 3 1/4 wave radials and a vertical section of about 50
> feet. I couldn't copy the beacon on my EWEs.
>
> My friend, W3EKT, who also has an ICOM 746 w/o mods, but uses an lazy U
> didn't have as good copy. His vertical section of the lazy U is about 30
> feet, with the lower point about 10 feet off the ground. His grid is FM19lg.
>
> 73 Ed
> K3IXD
> Glenwood, MD
> FM19mg