Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dg01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id DF9C43800012B; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:23:07 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Qvp3l-00009Z-VL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:22:21 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Qvp3l-00009Q-J1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:22:21 +0100 Received: from out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.240]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Qvp3j-00044G-6g for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:22:21 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgEFAIKMU05Ok8oO/2dsb2JhbABBlEIDk1Z4gTsUAQEDSQIsAggCAQcBHDkBBBoGJB0BAgIBAYdimEWgVIZIBIcynGI X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.68,269,1312153200"; d="scan'208,217";a="343442621" Received: from host-78-147-202-14.as13285.net (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.202.14]) by out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 23 Aug 2011 12:22:12 +0100 Message-ID: <001f01cc6186$e8928490$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:22:13 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: 137 cw benchmark Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01CC618F.49E20AB0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE 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-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:425223904:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d41094e538d9a3926 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CC618F.49E20AB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable LF The aim for CW operators on 137 should be to have a QSO with a station = around Moscow or beyond. If not, you are not generating enough SMOKE. Of course the Receive end might have a poor antenna these days, compared = to some years back when everyone had a BIG wire antenna of some sort. Although present Grabbers do produce a trace of a kind I tend to think = they lack sensitivity, again it could be an antenna problem I would like to see a Grabber with a Real Antenna just to compare = results against Microprobes and small Loops =20 G3KEV ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CC618F.49E20AB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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The aim for CW operators on 137 should be to = have a QSO=20 with a station around Moscow or beyond.
If not, you are not generating enough = SMOKE.
Of course the Receive end might have a poor = antenna these=20 days, compared to some years back when everyone had a BIG wire antenna = of some=20 sort.
Although present Grabbers do produce a = trace of a=20 kind I tend to think they lack sensitivity, again it could be an antenna = problem
I would like to see a Grabber with a Real = Antenna just to=20 compare results against  Microprobes and small Loops
 
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