Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16735 invoked from network); 22 Dec 2002 13:01:48 -0000 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 22 Dec 2002 13:01:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 103 invoked from network); 22 Dec 2002 13:01:47 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 22 Dec 2002 13:01:46 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18Q5j5-00056P-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:01:03 +0000 Received: from [212.135.6.13] (helo=smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18Q5j5-00056G-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:01:03 +0000 Received: from tnt-13-132.easynet.co.uk ([212.134.22.132] helo=erica) by smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 18Q5j4-000KrI-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:01:02 +0000 Message-ID: <002801c2a9ba$70a57ce0$841686d4@erica> From: "g3ldo" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <5.1.0.14.0.20021221121931.00a97e38@gemini.herts.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 13:02:13 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Jason test Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=5.0tests=USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Jim M0BMU said ------------------------------ > Looking at http://www.lightningstorm.com/ls2/gpg/lex1/mapdisplay_free.jsp > it seems that the thunderstorms in the US have finally died out for the > time being, so I will run the Jason beacon again tonight, in the hope of > catching some long-distance propagation before the ionosphere goes on > strike (and assuming there is some electricity available by then!). I hope > to run the beacon from 2200 - 0300 utc, and frequency will be 137.500kHz > again. Any reports will be very welcome. -------------------------------- I had QSYed up from 73kHz and was going to transmit QRSS (well did for a short while on 137.32) and noticed a big signal on 137.5. I didn't have a copy of Jason so I loaded the latest edition and it worked perfectly first time, within 20mins of installation. That's how S/W should work! Jim's signal was very large so I reduced it by first switching over to the HF minibeam then switching in first the AIP then 20dBs of attenuation. Still perfect copy. I returned the receiver to full sensitivity and switched the antenna out altogether (at the antenna selector coax switch) I received a signal with lots of errors but got a full call M0BMU. I then went back to the minibeam and reduced sensitivity described above and further reduced the signal while monitoring it in Argo. It appeared that Jason works very well, no matter how weak, provided it is not corrupted by noise. The QRN was not too bad last night but there was a lot of spurious stuff from the Luxemburg effect. Under these conditions last night Jason performed better than QRSS3 but not quite as well as QRSS10 in terms readability. Another impressive bit of SW Alberto. Regards, Peter, G3LDO e-mail Web