Just another repeat of yesterday for me so far.


Hey Lucky,
I'm sure you've mentioned it ...but I missed it. What receiver and what type of
antenna are you using.

I heard LP on two of the three incorrect freqs yesterday on a Hammarlund 129X
with a 600ft. tract of wire and on my modded DX-394 on an Alpha Delta sloper
roughly 60 ft. high.

Keep trying, you'll hear it. If I can hear LP on the wrong freqs, I'm sure you
can hear them on the correct ones. ;-)

"Lucky" wrote in message
...
Thanks. I find it amazing I'm picking this up from England.

Maybe the following is out of date?

From http://home.luna.nl/~ary/lp.htm

"On the 27th February 2000 the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC)
broadcast a TV story on Numbers Stations. With help from Cypriot radio
amateurs, reporter George Georgiou managed to prove, using signal strength
and DF, that Lincolnshire Poacher is transmitting from a RAF Unit in the SBA
in Akrotiri. But, as DF showed, there could be another two, smaller
transmitters somewhere in the Middle East.

The main transmission, though, emanates from the RAF Unit in Akrotiri."

GO BEARCATS wrote:

Well, I checked 5746 after receiving your post and they were not there.

Hmm, imagine that. Can't be heard in Michigan but can be heard in Cincinnati on
two of three freqs that were/are incorrect.

When I get some time, I'll check the 'correct' freqs ;-)

I'd advise that as Simon (whose list URL you posted under) is aware that there are
discrepancies on his list, and he has not yet updated it.

This list is apparently the most up to date:

http://www.angelfire.com/rebellion2/...d1/E3Sked.html

And actually, only one frequency was incorrect, and that was 5746.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

GO BEARCATS wrote:

Well, I checked 5746 after receiving your post and they were not there.

Hmm, imagine that. Can't be heard in Michigan but can be heard in Cincinnati on
two of three freqs that were/are incorrect.

When I get some time, I'll check the 'correct' freqs ;-)

I'd advise that as Simon (whose list URL you posted under) is aware that there are
discrepancies on his list, and he has not yet updated it.

This list is apparently the most up to date:

http://www.angelfire.com/rebellion2/...d1/E3Sked.html

And actually, only one frequency was incorrect, and that was 5746.

At any rate, LP should be coming up on 8464, 6485 and 5422 at 2200 today, and in that
respect both lists concur.



dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

GO BEARCATS wrote:

Well, I checked 5746 after receiving your post and they were not there.

Hmm, imagine that. Can't be heard in Michigan but can be heard in Cincinnati on
two of three freqs that were/are incorrect.

When I get some time, I'll check the 'correct' freqs ;-)

I'd advise that as Simon (whose list URL you posted under) is aware that there are
discrepancies on his list, and he has not yet updated it.

This list is apparently the most up to date:

http://www.angelfire.com/rebellion2/...d1/E3Sked.html

And actually, only one frequency was incorrect, and that was 5746.

Additionally, I check the 'discrepancy frequencies' on Simons list vs. the other list
at sign on, and 5746 was not being used at 2200 yesterday. Also, I heard LP on 5422 at
1900 yesterday (Saturday) so there would be no reason not to hear that frequency
(5746) at 2200. I checked 5746 again at 2215 after seeing your post, and they were not
there at that time either. At the same time, LP was on 11545, 9251 and 6959 using
three frequencies, which is normal.

At any rate, I'll check 5746 again at 2200 next Saturday, just to be sure.

dxAce
Michigan
USA




dxAce
Michigan
USA

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1 Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I get
good signals.

Lucky

"GO BEARCATS" wrote in message
...
Just another repeat of yesterday for me so far.


Hey Lucky,
I'm sure you've mentioned it ...but I missed it. What receiver and what
type of
antenna are you using.

I heard LP on two of the three incorrect freqs yesterday on a Hammarlund
129X
with a 600ft. tract of wire and on my modded DX-394 on an Alpha Delta
sloper
roughly 60 ft. high.

Keep trying, you'll hear it. If I can hear LP on the wrong freqs, I'm sure
you
can hear them on the correct ones. ;-)

Lucky wrote:

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1 Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I get
good signals.

That's your problem... you're using a dipole. A dipole is for use on a very
narrow range of frequencies. Now, using the tuner, you might get a better match
to the receiver.

My suggestion would be to use a single wire, and match it with a transformer. I
think you might get better broadband performance from that.

However, you may be somewhat limited being on a 23rd floor.

That's not so lucky, no pun intended.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Yes I am limited to the type of ant I use on the terrace. But, I seem to get
less noise using the balun. But being on the 23rd floor I have no real
obstructions. So you think I should go a random single wire? What kind of
transformer do you mean? I research I did on ants say you need 4 leads for a
blaun to work. What can add to a single wire?

Thanks for the tip.

Lucky

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


Lucky wrote:

Hi

Ok right now I'm using my JRC NRD-525 with a 35 Ft dipole and a 4:1
Current
balun coupled with a MFJ-959 pre-amp/tuner. I don't use the tuner that
often. As you know it amps the noise too along with the signal so I use
only
it when absolutely neccessary. I'm on the 23rd floor of a building so I
get
good signals.

That's your problem... you're using a dipole. A dipole is for use on a
very
narrow range of frequencies. Now, using the tuner, you might get a better
match
to the receiver.

My suggestion would be to use a single wire, and match it with a
transformer. I
think you might get better broadband performance from that.

However, you may be somewhat limited being on a 23rd floor.

That's not so lucky, no pun intended.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

pardon the intrude! first- Ace is one of the posters i
would ask an antenna Q of. he has helped myself, and many
others on this list. second- have you thought of a loop?
i am one of the fortunate people to aquire an Ed-loop,
("Torus-Tuner Loop") from Ed before he died. i'm hoping
someone else will pick up where he left off. i got the
L P on the Edloop with a sat800 just this last sat. i also
use the sony loop in the car when on the road. it's a
little odd to see the loop in the pass-window, but it works.
J.A. uses a wellbrook loop in his apt. he says it works great.
put out a few Q here, or google it and see what you find.
how bout it- RHF ? you hang in the antenna/yahoo gps, what
have you got to say??? ymmv- just my .02...
Drifter...

Lucky wrote:

Yes I am limited to the type of ant I use on the terrace. But, I seem to get
less noise using the balun. But being on the 23rd floor I have no real
obstructions. So you think I should go a random single wire? What kind of
transformer do you mean? I research I did on ants say you need 4 leads for a
blaun to work. What can add to a single wire?

You can wind up a transformer so that you only need 3 leads, rather than
grounding it at the feedpoint.

This is the same concept that the RF Systems Magnetic Longwire Balun (MLB) uses.

It then uses your receiver ground as an aid in completing the path.

Here, I'm using 10:1 homebrew matching transformers and they are grounded at the
feedpoint, but as I've said, there is a way to get around that if it is not
practical or feasible.

Here are some matching transformer/balun articles:

http://www.dxing.info/equipment/impe...ing_bryant.pdf


http://members.aol.com/DXerCapeCod/z_transformers.pdf

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm