Return-Path: Received: (qmail 69599 invoked from network); 13 Jul 2004 17:54:54 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 13 Jul 2004 17:54:54 -0000 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1BkRVV-000CGQ-9c for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:55:57 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1BkRUR-000MNi-QI for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:54:51 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1BkRTz-0001EX-Te for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:54:23 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1BkRTz-0001EO-Ib for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:54:23 +0100 Received: from generation.lgisp.net ([208.181.178.12] helo=joseph.ncoldns.com) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1BkRTw-0000Rh-5l for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:54:23 +0100 Received: from jsm (gi86.imagenisp.com [204.244.17.94]) by joseph.ncoldns.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 220ADB707C for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:54:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <003501c46902$9f5ade00$5e11f4cc@jsm> From: "Steve McDonald" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <40F41FBD.23550.EB831@localhost> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:55:41 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no, Subject: LF: NA vs Eu - 2200m 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-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) After the initial 2200m QSO with VE7TIL at 50km, I ran the QRSS beacon all night (during auroral condx) and received my first DX report from Dale in southern Oregon: http://www.orecal.com/argo/1375735Jun1100007.jpg http://www.orecal.com/argo/1375735Jun1100008.jpg Noting the mileage between our respective locations, if I were located in Southern England, the report would be the equivalent of being heard in S. France, N. Italy, Switzerland, central Germany, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Holland, Slovakia or Belgium! Wow! Checking the distance between myself and the nearest other 'workable' Canadian station (Mitch VE3OT) would be the equivalent of 'G' to E. Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Syria or Lebanon...ouch! This will be a challenge with backyard antennas. I was able to read Larry VA3LK when he was beaconing for ZL and that was a healthy KW+ with a big antenna. It looks like Mitch and I have our work cut out for us. Better blow the dust off of that G0MRF amplifier Mitch :-) Steve / VE7SL / CN88 Mayne Island, BC