Return-Path: Received: (qmail 48775 invoked from network); 26 Jun 2004 23:36:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-mxscan03.plus.net) (212.159.14.237) by ptb-mailstore04.plus.net with SMTP; 26 Jun 2004 23:36:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 96619 invoked from network); 26 Jun 2004 23:36:21 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from ptb-mxcore03.plus.net (212.159.14.217) by ptb-mxscan03.plus.net with SMTP; 26 Jun 2004 23:36:19 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1BeMiZ-000P0d-Mv for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:36:19 +0100 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1BeMht-0003vG-Hl for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:35:37 +0100 Received: from [213.232.95.59] (helo=relay.salmark.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1BeMht-0003v7-3V for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:35:37 +0100 Received: from mta208-rme.xtra.co.nz ([210.86.15.119]) by relay.salmark.net with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1BeTGG-0006zK-QE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Jun 2004 07:35:33 +0100 Received: from mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz ([210.86.15.186]) by mta208-rme.xtra.co.nz with ESMTP id <20040626233507.FEAH549.mta208-rme.xtra.co.nz@mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz> for ; Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:35:07 +1200 X-Fake-Domain: bob2l2u6k2n1g3 Received: from bob2l2u6k2n1g3 ([219.89.176.139]) by mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz with SMTP id <20040626233507.RCGR21940.mta2-rme.xtra.co.nz@bob2l2u6k2n1g3> for ; Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:35:07 +1200 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (bob2l2u6k2n1g3) Message-ID: <002301c45bd6$3e023ec0$e901a8c0@bob2l2u6k2n1g3> From: "Vernall" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:35:16 +1200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no, Subject: LF: ZM2E and ZL6QH operations Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com 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-PN-SPAMFiltered: yes X-Spam-Rating: 2 Hi all, The ZM2E beacon transmission from Quartz Hill went well from our point of view, but it seems LF DX propagation was probably thinner than normal. As Laurence 3D2KL has already reported, we had a successful crossband 137k/7M contact with him, including 15 wpm CW, even though it was fairly early in the evening. As Laurence reported good LF signal strength from the DFCW120 beacon, we started the QSO with DFCW10, so any DX listeners in North America with 120 second dot length setting would have been rather compromised. The QSO took place between 0550 and 0710z. We were unsuccessful with trying to have an SSB contact with AX2TAR (in VK7). We tried from 0900 to 1000z, so there was no beacon during that hour. The DFCW beacon ran for three sessions: - from before ZL sunset till 0550z, - then from 0710 till 0900z, - then from 1000z till after ZL sunrise around 2000z. The next booking for LF tests is the September equinox. 73, Bob ZL2CA