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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Yes 70.260 was what we used in GI. Apart from home brew there were dozens of low band PYE Vanugards in use. Good fun in those days and nearly everyone was /Mobile mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: Graham To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 7:22 PM Subject: Re: LF: LF/M [...] Content analysis details: (4.6 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no trust [62.24.128.237 listed in list.dnswl.org] 1.5 FSL_XM_419 Old OE version in X-Mailer only seen in 419 spam -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 1.3 FSL_UA FSL_UA 1.8 AXB_XMAILER_MIMEOLE_OL_024C2 AXB_XMAILER_MIMEOLE_OL_024C2 X-Scan-Signature: e742c256d5ea517dcad278ebb22946e4 Subject: Re: LF: LF/M Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01CD93E1.D1FB1470" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_40_50,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-sid: 3039ac1d60165055884d709d 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_01CD93E1.D1FB1470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes 70.260 was what we used in GI. Apart from home brew there were = dozens of low band PYE Vanugards in use. Good fun in those days and = nearly everyone was /Mobile mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Graham=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 7:22 PM Subject: Re: LF: LF/M R Mal, Transverter option , now looks to be sorted , just input the = off set frequency and CAT set's the rig , also added to ROS , = now all need is a qrg for ros on 70 MHz then can test that .=20 AM from GI , yes I remember G3SX , use to tell me , that he = could work GI/EI on AM from Wallasey on 4 mtrs , he had a home = made 4 mtrs AM Tx with 2 x 6146 ...... rsgb torpedo special = was it called ?? , had the 6146 on there side , so used to fail = due to heater sag ? and a R220 as the Rx with a VFO , the = R220 was one of the first with a xtal diode mixer , worked very = well , I used one for a long time , till I picked up a convertor = ..70.260 was the liverpool AM net qrg in those days =20 I get good signal from the EI beacon 70.130 =20 G.. From: mal hamilton=20 Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 7:01 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: Re: LF: LF/M Graham No real RX on 4 metres or antenna suitable at present but I am sure we = could make it if I was suitably equipped I used 4m a lot years ago AM for mobile especially over in GI. The = band was vy popular and used a lot there for mobile. Old pye vanguard was common. I have been neglecting other bands for a while and notice the decline = of acty on 137 compared to years ago, and 500 has never really got going = because of restrictions by other EU countries. It might pick up next = year but the opportunity might have been missed. g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Graham=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 5:36 PM Subject: Re: LF: LF/M R Mal, Do you have RX on 70 MHz ? be nice to see if this would go = over the big hill ! Over 5 years since we started on 500 ? long time =20 73 -G. From: mal hamilton=20 Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 6:23 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: Re: LF: LF/M Graham All the action is on BS. Having found NIL acty on LF/MF I switched = to HF and worked RI1ANF Antartic CW on 24 Mhz first call with only = 100W did not even have to bother with the Amp. There is DX galore on the = higher freqs at present. LF/MF is getting vy repeative at present, the wheel is being re = invented but not as good as the original, getting more OVAL The other reflector is being ignored by the experimenter and = enthusastic radio amateur and used mainly by those interested in Art = galleries for abstract paintings g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Graham=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 3:58 PM Subject: Re: LF: LF/M Activity on the YA-BOOO no posts last 3 days , just one = test =20 up on 4 MTRs Opera testing the transverter CAT command = off set option , for 136/500/ 50 meg / 70 meg , should be = released soon =20 G. From: mal hamilton=20 Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 4:34 PM To: rsgb=20 Subject: LF: LF/M Acty on LF/M nil but other HF band humming with DX, T8XX strong on = 18 Mhz CW plus other dx stns also on 24 Mhz. g3kev ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CD93E1.D1FB1470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes 70.260 was what we used in GI. Apart from = home brew=20 there were dozens of low band PYE Vanugards in use. Good fun in those = days and=20 nearly everyone was /Mobile
mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Graham
Sent: Saturday, September 15, = 2012 7:22=20 PM
Subject: Re: LF: LF/M

R Mal,
 
Transverter  option  , now  looks to  = be  sorted=20 , just  input the  off  set  frequency  = and  CAT=20 set's the  rig  , also  added  to ROS , now =20 all  need  is  a  qrg  for  ros on 70 = MHz =20 then can  test  that .
 
AM from  GI , yes  I  remember  G3SX  , = use=20 to  tell  me ,  that  he  could  = work =20 GI/EI  on AM  from  Wallasey on  4  mtrs , = he =20 had a home made 4 mtrs  AM  Tx  with  2  = x =20 6146 ......  rsgb   torpedo  special  = was =20 it  called  ??  , had the  6146 on there = side  ,=20 so  used to  fail  due to  heater  sag  = ?=20  and  a  R220  as the  Rx  with  = a =20 VFO ,  the  R220  was  one  of the  = first =20 with a  xtal diode  mixer , worked very well , I used  = one=20 for  a  long time  , till I picked up a  convertor = ..70.260  was the  liverpool  AM net  qrg in = those =20 days 
 
I get good  signal  from the  EI =20 beacon    70.130 
 
G..

From: mal hamilton
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 7:01 PM
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= =20
Subject: Re: LF: LF/M

Graham
No real RX on 4 metres or antenna suitable at = present=20 but I am sure we could make it if I was suitably equipped
I used 4m a lot years ago AM for mobile = especially over=20 in GI. The band was vy popular and used a lot there for = mobile.
Old pye vanguard was common.
I have been neglecting other bands for a = while and=20 notice the decline of acty on 137 compared to years ago, and 500 has = never=20 really got going because of restrictions by other EU countries. It = might pick=20 up next year but the opportunity might have been missed.
 
g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Graham
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= =20
Sent: Saturday, September 15, = 2012 5:36=20 PM
Subject: Re: LF: LF/M

R Mal,
 
Do you  have  RX on   70 MHz ?  = be  nice=20 to  see if this  would  go over the  big =20 hill  !
 
Over 5 years  since we started on 500 ? long time  =
 
73 -G.

From: mal hamilton
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: LF: LF/M

Graham
All the action is on BS. Having found NIL = acty on=20 LF/MF I switched to HF and worked RI1ANF Antartic =  CW  on 24=20 Mhz first call with only 100W did not even have to bother with the = Amp.=20 There is DX galore on the higher freqs at present.
LF/MF is getting vy repeative at present, = the wheel is=20 being re invented but not as good as the original, getting more=20 OVAL
The other reflector is being ignored by the=20 experimenter and enthusastic radio amateur and used mainly by those=20 interested in Art galleries for abstract paintings
 
 
g3kev
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message ----- =
From:=20 Graham
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= =20
Sent: Saturday, September = 15, 2012=20 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: LF: LF/M

Activity  on the  YA-BOOO    = no =20 posts  last 3  days , just  one   test  =
 
up on  4 MTRs   Opera  testing  = the =20 transverter  CAT command   off  set  = option =20 , for   136/500/ 50 meg  / 70 meg  , should = be =20 released  soon 
 
G.

Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2012 4:34 PM
To: rsgb
Subject: LF: LF/M

Acty on LF/M nil but other HF band humming = with DX,=20 T8XX strong on 18 Mhz CW plus other dx stns also on 24 = Mhz.
 
g3kev
 
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