[600MRG] By the way --- your receiving equipment

[Neil Klagge]

At wg2xsv, I have a PA0RDT type E-probe antenna with a ~2ft foil "whip"
inside of a PVC tube. It is fed to the shack with 75 ohm coax into a low
pass filter with a cutoff freq at 510 kHz.

The rx is my FT100d transceiver with the preamp (IPO) turned off. The
preamp in the ft100 does not work at 500 kHz apparently.

Neil Klagge


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On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 9:46 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
wrote:

> Roger Kuchera K1TG, who lives in CT., asked about what you fellows were
> using for receiving equipment on 600 meters. I suspect his e-mail got lost
> in
> the shuffle.
>
> I know some of you are using various pieces of equipment, some of which
> may not be common: like noise meters, etc.
>
> Please fill him in.
>
> Roger is a good friend of mine who has been interested in 600 meter work
> for a long time. We "talk" with one another regularly.
>
> I have several receivers here I use for 600 meters, none of which are
> particularly fancy.
>
> I have a Collins R-389, a National RBL, several RAKs, an RAL, and I use a
> BC-453 with Argo and Spectran regularly. I also have several Stoddart
> "Noise Meters" which cover that range, and an HP-3586 "Selective Level
> Meter".
>
> My HUGE problem here with receiving is my absolutely horrendous noise
> level, which on 80 meters sits at 20dB over S-9. Although I have identified
> several sources, so far, I have been unable to do anything about any of
> them.
>
> My transmitting is limited by my antenna system, which is "marginal" even
> for
> the ham bands. But "you can't work them if you can't hear them" is the
> limiting factor here.
>
> So, if you folks would list your receiving equipment and systems for Roger,
> both of us would appreciate it.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
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