Return-Path: Received: from rly-mf02.mx.aol.com (rly-mf02.mail.aol.com [172.20.29.172]) by air-mf01.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMF011-94a495a037624; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:18:23 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mf02.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMF028-94a495a037624; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:18:15 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LHcbW-0004Fq-2M for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:17:42 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LHcbV-0004Fh-M4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:17:41 +0000 Received: from smtp-out-4.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.234] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LHcbU-00047i-QK for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:17:41 +0000 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ArwEANCRWUlOlWwJ/2dsb2JhbACCQC+BZoQrgiYGsU1YkEiGRA Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.149.108.9]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 30 Dec 2008 11:17:34 +0000 Message-ID: <003e01c96a70$37160080$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:17:34 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 1.2 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB=1.236 Subject: LF: MF RF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003B_01C96A70.36DA7E20" 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_20_30,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-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C96A70.36DA7E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All For years we all suffered on 160 m with 10watts, having a QSO was hit and mi= ss even over short distances and dx was a miracle except one had an exceptio= nally big antenna, which helped. Then we were permitted 400watts at the low end of the band and what a differ= ence that makes. Having a dx QSO is now normal and reliable even under poor=20= propagation condx. It gives the operator the flexibility to use the required= power to suit the QSO, ie for local QSO'S drop down to a sufficient power=20= level to maintain contact and overcome the QSB, when you hear the dx turn it= so that he hears you. 73 mal/g3kev ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C96A70.36DA7E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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For years we all suffered on 160 m with 10w= atts,=20 having a QSO was hit and miss even over short distances and dx was a miracle= =20 except one had an exceptionally big antenna, which helped.

Then we were permitted 400watts at the low=20= end of=20 the band and what a difference that makes. Having a dx QSO is now normal and= =20 reliable even under poor propagation condx. It gives the operator the=20 flexibility to use the required power to suit the QSO, ie for local QS= O'S=20 drop down to a sufficient power level to maintain contact and overcome the Q= SB,=20 when you hear the dx turn it so that he hears you.

73 mal/g3kev

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