Nice write-up Jack! One of the things CW buffs can do with such a converter is catch the Marine CW stations that are still active. Station KPH on the California Coast is very active, and the last I saw there are several others around North America warming the 600 meter (400-500 kHz) airwaves regularly now. Very few ships are still using CW, but a number of licenses for coastal stations have been maintained, and even a few new ones issued to individuals unwilling to let 600 meter CW die.
When active, one will hear the "CQ Wheel" calling for anyone with traffic, traffic lists being send, press (news) sent, etc. More information about KPH with ties to other stations available is located at http://www.radiomarine.org/kph-proj.html Just don't try to hear them between 15 and 18 minutes past the hour or between 45 and 48 minutes past the hour. They still observe the traditional two 3-minute "silent periods" when all stations stop routine activities and listen for distress calls on 500 kHz. And for some real "DX" fun, check out the occasional transmissions from SAQ at Grimeton (Sweden) on 17.2 kHz! That would require some modification of the input filter, I suspect. SAQ runs a Alexander Alternator: a big specially-designed rotary alternating current generator hooked to an antenna. See: http://www.alexander.n.se/startsida_e.htm Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
