5 Jun 2013

More VLF earth mode tests

Tomorrow morning, all being well, I hope to do a further test on VLF earth mode at 8.97kHz using my new Asus X101ch netbook using Spectran software and a simpler loop preamp on RX. Initially I'll test locally to check results are as expected before venturing further with the new (simpler and smaller) RX system.

Also, I want later to try TXing with a large, single turn, horizontal loop on the ground around the garden rather than the earth electrodes. On the basis that I am coupling into the ground and utilities, a horizontal loop might be as effective at coupling as the earth electrode antenna. A straight comparison of one against the other will be worth trying.

I also want to try WSPR at VLF using both my PCs.

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