tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44218202973791077832012-02-16T09:20:46.607-08:00500KHz-long wireQRP Foxhunting with QRO AntennaON6WJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819901075459217481noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4421820297379107783.post-46721967612458301632012-01-14T13:15:00.000-08:002012-02-01T01:34:38.234-08:00Former Coaststation "Ostend Radio" 500 KHz antenna's<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 Towers ,each 360 feet high </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hRAdzK23Rv0/TxHZcooqfNI/AAAAAAAAAq0/QtAv--dkVk8/s1600/P4040043-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hRAdzK23Rv0/TxHZcooqfNI/AAAAAAAAAq0/QtAv--dkVk8/s640/P4040043-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 parallel wires , some 1000 feet long , abt 300 feet high</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmYj6xa8WR0/TxHb-5IDOuI/AAAAAAAAArI/dT_jtS0kOnQ/s1600/P4040042-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EmYj6xa8WR0/TxHb-5IDOuI/AAAAAAAAArI/dT_jtS0kOnQ/s640/P4040042-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div>The Transmitting Building <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0Zf7E_vqRA/TxHcCjpb11I/AAAAAAAAArQ/Rot__znV7rg/s1600/P4040048-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0Zf7E_vqRA/TxHcCjpb11I/AAAAAAAAArQ/Rot__znV7rg/s640/P4040048-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div>left and right <br />the feeders of ANT1 and ANT2 <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6s3GBpj9NU/TxHcF0bkQEI/AAAAAAAAArY/2sfXLHDNAPM/s1600/P4040049-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_6s3GBpj9NU/TxHcF0bkQEI/AAAAAAAAArY/2sfXLHDNAPM/s640/P4040049-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div align="center">Ant1 and Ant2 drawn with "Paint" program, giving +/- image how they are situated in the picture <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DP1jP_ct9N4/TyEiJAIu4WI/AAAAAAAAAtY/p7Ep67ojNWw/s1600/antennes2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gda="true" height="440px" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DP1jP_ct9N4/TyEiJAIu4WI/AAAAAAAAAtY/p7Ep67ojNWw/s640/antennes2.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br />Over voltage protector outside the building<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-poq7m-1W9yM/TxHcK8O_TUI/AAAAAAAAArg/zgn-oZgJzQs/s1600/P4040051-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-poq7m-1W9yM/TxHcK8O_TUI/AAAAAAAAArg/zgn-oZgJzQs/s1600/P4040051-bis.jpg" /></a>without any light , </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">this is not a scene from some "Horrormovie" , neither Count Dracula's QTH in Transsylvania hahahahahaha,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-against the wall (righthand corner) : Lightning-protector</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">-thick copper tube with ceramic stand-off's = the feed(tube)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">on the table : antenna tuner + a few K2's having a "hell of a job" with these inputsignals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TD2EGSG96cs/TxHcQBozFCI/AAAAAAAAAro/FGMuc7Jb-vc/s1600/P4040057-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kba="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TD2EGSG96cs/TxHcQBozFCI/AAAAAAAAAro/FGMuc7Jb-vc/s1600/P4040057-bis.jpg" /></a><br /><br />(for years) no heating system at all in the building , some extra pull-overs, body-warmers ,even gloves are more then welcome!<br /><br />...just two friends having a lot of fun ...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2f-MAtISQ_c/TxHsNh8drEI/AAAAAAAAAr4/TyAPias6Fmw/s1600/P4040066-bis2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2f-MAtISQ_c/TxHsNh8drEI/AAAAAAAAAr4/TyAPias6Fmw/s640/P4040066-bis2.JPG" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">left : Jos,ON6WJ right Wilfried, ON6EO</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">our second visit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday January 16th </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from 19:30 till 20:30 UTC</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong>UBA QRP Foxhunt </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rig= Elecraft K2 ,5Watts out </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">worked stns: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ON4IM, PA3BYW,ON4ADI,ON5DE,ON5AG,LA1ENA,ON6HZ,SM0OY,ON3ND,ON6EN,PA0HTT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pse visit the foxweblog at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.on5ex.be/foxhunt/"><span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;">http://www.on5ex.be/foxhunt/</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From 18:30 till 19:30 and from 21:00 till 22:00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(sri both nearly frozen) made some Xband QSO, listening at 503 KHz ,replying at 3575 KHz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">contacted stns:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">PA0LCE , PA3CW,PA1JT,PA0A,PA0HTT, EI0CF and G3XIZ</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">received their 503 KHz signals frm 599 to...40dB over nine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to give an expression about those BIG signals !!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a few stations recorded here;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/g3xiz.mp3" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: black; color: cyan; font-size: large;">http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/g3xiz.mp3</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/pa0a.wav" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: black; color: cyan; font-size: large;">http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/pa0a.wav</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/pa0lce.wav"><span style="background-color: black; color: cyan; font-size: large;">http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/pa0lce.wav</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/pa3cw.wav" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: black; color: cyan; font-size: large;">http://www.snw.uba.be/500kHz/pa3cw.wav</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DRzYeoCdvEE/TxWVcOEVK0I/AAAAAAAAAsA/UawR1S8X908/s1600/P4220057-bs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DRzYeoCdvEE/TxWVcOEVK0I/AAAAAAAAAsA/UawR1S8X908/s640/P4220057-bs.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div> Wilfried "prepairing" the receiver<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwmTHIRB1Sk/TxWVfsqG-qI/AAAAAAAAAsI/BtiB2XN0Pfk/s1600/P4220058-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwmTHIRB1Sk/TxWVfsqG-qI/AAAAAAAAAsI/BtiB2XN0Pfk/s640/P4220058-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div> Empty transmitting room ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oGItHerhjoQ/TxWVjAyf3zI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/f6E1-Usuzis/s1600/P4230062-paintDEF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oGItHerhjoQ/TxWVjAyf3zI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/f6E1-Usuzis/s640/P4230062-paintDEF.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div> temp outside : minus 3 degrees<br />no central (or whatever) heating for many years <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3x0dCvvnOjo/TxWVlissskI/AAAAAAAAAsY/5OTc0hhW6uM/s1600/P4230063-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3x0dCvvnOjo/TxWVlissskI/AAAAAAAAAsY/5OTc0hhW6uM/s640/P4230063-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div> Wilfried & Jos<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C2BbK7SQDe4/TxWVouC9NkI/AAAAAAAAAsg/9mc1LrG_12U/s1600/P4230065-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C2BbK7SQDe4/TxWVouC9NkI/AAAAAAAAAsg/9mc1LrG_12U/s640/P4230065-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-REzDnz7XoNo/TxWVv5CdLyI/AAAAAAAAAsw/eMuMGqAzmjk/s1600/P4230067-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-REzDnz7XoNo/TxWVv5CdLyI/AAAAAAAAAsw/eMuMGqAzmjk/s640/P4230067-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iZhFNjnMiAc/TxWVysQMwuI/AAAAAAAAAs4/68q5a6ts5F0/s1600/P4230071-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iZhFNjnMiAc/TxWVysQMwuI/AAAAAAAAAs4/68q5a6ts5F0/s640/P4230071-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div> the lightning arresters for both antenna's<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LsIRJgipe1o/TxWV74pRBmI/AAAAAAAAAtI/S_tVD57hW4s/s1600/P4230074-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LsIRJgipe1o/TxWV74pRBmI/AAAAAAAAAtI/S_tVD57hW4s/s640/P4230074-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FMDEu1djBvo/TxWV31r2y0I/AAAAAAAAAtA/Axd-V_aLIyA/s1600/P4230073-bis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480px" kba="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FMDEu1djBvo/TxWV31r2y0I/AAAAAAAAAtA/Axd-V_aLIyA/s640/P4230073-bis.jpg" width="640px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hopely ,the next pictures will be one of a real " 500KHz DX-pedition" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cheers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wil&Jos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4421820297379107783-4672196761245830163?l=500khz-longwire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ON6WJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11819901075459217481noreply@blogger.com1