Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg02.mx.aol.com (rly-mg02.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.108]) by air-mg10.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILINMG101-9fc474c3a8570; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:41:08 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg02.mx.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG026-9fc474c3a8570; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:40:55 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Ix2Wv-00051z-0b for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:39:21 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Ix2Wu-00051q-C7 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:39:20 +0000 Received: from smtpout0146.sc1.he.tucows.com ([64.97.136.146] helo=n066.sc1.he.tucows.com) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Ix2Wr-00009k-FQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:39:20 +0000 Received: from sc1-out03.emaildefenseservice.com (64.97.139.2) by n066.sc1.he.tucows.com (7.2.069.1) id 47030B3A004B04EE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:39:06 +0000 X-SpamScore: 2 X-Spamcatcher-Summary: 2,0,0,c63137cb4f54cb26,d075a6d75c0c519c,g3kev.ham@virgin.net,-,RULES_HIT:355:379:539:540:541:542:543:567:945:988:989:1155:1156:1260:1277:1311:1313:1314:1345:1437:1515:1516:1518:1534:1538:1587:1593:1594:1711:1714:1730:1747:1766:1792:2073:2075:2078:2393:2559:2562:2693:2828:3351:3636:3690:3865:3866:3867:3868:3869:3871:3872:4250:4699:5007:6119,0,RBL:none,CacheIP:none,Bayesian:0.5,0.5,0.5,Netcheck:none,DomainCache:0,MSF:not bulk,SPF:,MSBL:none,DNSBL:none X-Spamcatcher-Explanation: Received: from g3kev (unknown [64.97.206.40]) by sc1-out03.emaildefenseservice.com (Postfix) with SMTP for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:39:04 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <000901c8310b$a63a0280$3fe8fc3e@g3kev> From: "hamilton mal" To: "rsgb" Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:38:33 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: 500 DX Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n All Since the unusually good condx a couple of weeks ago the band has reverted back to normal. I have not heard Uncle Sams boys. since then and I dont suppose they have heard me. When condx on 500 are normal it is hard to make any impression with a QRP station. When propagation is exceptionally good then the proberbial wet string and a handful of microwatts will achieve miracles. EU reports are all well down at present, S1 seems good along with the QSB disappearing tricks. !! 73 Mal/G3KEV