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From: "Graham" <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk>
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Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:09:36 +0100
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Subject: Re: LF: [500]: GM4SLV - report
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Very odd , nothing on the band from down south, I can see a low signal on 
the birmingham grabber , but its not showing this end , wallasey , io83lk , 
I can normally see a few beacons at the top of the band , one during the day 
, but for the last days ,  very little has shown , my background noise is 
slightly lower a the moment as well , hovering round 2.5 / 3 on meter .

rx is skanti R5003 marine set

Graham

G0NBD. IO83LK ..


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave G3WCB" <ganymede444@btopenworld.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 12:01 AM
Subject: RE: LF: [500]: GM4SLV - report


> John, LF, Finbar.
>
> It looks like the extra work on the antenna has paid off - this is the 
> first
> time I have caught sight or sound of your sigs... Definitely would be an 
> "O"
> copy on QRSS, and maybe audible copy too, if the band was a bit quieter.
>
> Finbar was also very strong here, RST 589 most of the time, with a little
> QSB....things are looking up!
>
> 73 & GN de Dave G3WCB IO91RM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of John
> Pumford-Green GM4SLV
> Sent: 11 August 2007 23:55
> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Finbar
> Subject: Re: LF: [500]: GM4SLV - report
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:35:32 +0100
> "Dave G3WCB" <ganymede444@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, John.
>>
>> Clear traces of your signals during your QSO with Finbar. See
>> attached grab. You are very slightly HF of Finbar on 502.429.
>>
>> I was able to catch one or two characters by ear as well. Make that
>> an RST "129", then!
>>
>> 73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM
>>
>>
>
> Dave, LF, Finbar
>
> Thanks for the screengrab and report Dave!
>
> Yes I agree I was a bit HF, I rapidly retuned from 503.? where I'd
> been beaconing in QRSS to ~502.5 when I heard him calling me - didn't
> quite net exactly!
>
> I did a bit of antenna work yesterday and seem to have improved things.
> I now have 11m vertical with 4 sloping top loading wires (previously
> only 8m vertical) and many more radials. I can get 0.9A of RF now when
> previously I could only get 0.6A. Added to the extra height this all
> adds about 4dB to my ERP - I can now actually achieve 100mW.
>
> I got the best ever report from Finbar tonight - and had a good 2 way
> QSO.
>
>
> I'm now off to bed, after a tiring afternoon running 9 miles of hilly
> Shetland roads followed by a session in the pub afterwards watching
> rugby and drinking Guinness.
>
> Cheers,
>
> John GM4SLV
>
>
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>
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