Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mg02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 3514C380000A9; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:46:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1StxDX-0007jq-TC for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:45:15 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1StxDX-0007jh-Fe for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:45:15 +0100 Received: from out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.240]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1StxDV-0003hF-Je for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:45:14 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAFALiwD1BOk8uD/2dsb2JhbABFuWKBCIIbBQEBBAEIAQEDJQEjAiYGAQEDBQIBAxEEAQEKJRQBBBoGFggGEwoBAgIBAYd2Crt6i02DWIMcA41al3yCXw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.77,652,1336345200"; d="scan'208";a="380045546" Received: from host-78-147-203-131.as13285.net (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.203.131]) by out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 25 Jul 2012 09:45:12 +0100 Message-ID: <003601cd6a41$ca4db080$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <500EB973.8080005@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <500EFDFB.9060204@freenet.de> <500F063C.6050902@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:45:05 -0000 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: 3.1 (+++) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "relay1.thorcom.net", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. 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: Stefan My preferred choice of Antenna for any band out in the countryside would be some wire as long as necessary thrown over a high tree and fed via an ATU to the TX/RX. I would not use a dipole lying on the ground !!!!!!!!!! or even a couple of metres above on 600 metres. Use insulated wire and use the tree as a support. [...] Content analysis details: (3.1 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no trust [62.24.128.240 listed in list.dnswl.org] 1.0 FSL_XM_419 Old OE version in X-Mailer only seen in 419 spam -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.4 FSL_UA FSL_UA 1.7 AXB_XMAILER_MIMEOLE_OL_024C2 AXB_XMAILER_MIMEOLE_OL_024C2 X-Scan-Signature: fc152e7304849b9a177649b85aea9f41 Subject: Re: LF: Re: Pretests for the 630m band dipole Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: 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-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:489414208:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60ca500fb24b00d9 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Stefan My preferred choice of Antenna for any band out in the countryside would be some wire as long as necessary thrown over a high tree and fed via an ATU to the TX/RX. I would not use a dipole lying on the ground !!!!!!!!!! or even a couple of metres above on 600 metres. Use insulated wire and use the tree as a support. de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Schäfer" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 8:31 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: Pretests for the 630m band dipole > Hello Wolf, > > No, i think i will do the first tests tomorrow, if the WX permits. Maybe > i find a place where i can leave the antenna for a day, so i can go on > the next day. With my PA running a few watts and the homemade analog VFO > (consuming just a few mA) it would even be possible to run an overnight > test. But let's see for the first results before thinking about QSOs... > > 73, Stefan/DK7FC > > Am 24.07.2012 21:56, schrieb wolf_dl4yhf: > > Hi Stefan, > > > > If, by chance, you are QRV with the experimental dipole tonight: > > I will be at DF0WD around 20:30 UTC, watching the bats there, and make > > a few calls around 472.5 kHz. > > As far as I can tell from my home location, the QRN is low at the moment. > > So regardless of poor 'DX' conditions it may be worth trying. > > Worse conditions / high QRN level expected for the weekend. > > > > 73, > > Wolf DL4YHF / DF0WD . >