Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg02.mx.aol.com (rly-mg02.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.108]) by air-mg05.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMG051-9fa4933cdf1243; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:44:00 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg02.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG024-9fa4933cdf1243; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:43:46 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1L77BO-0006EK-Bu for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:43:18 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1L77BN-0006EB-Ve for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:43:17 +0000 Received: from smtp-out-2.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.232] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1L77BN-0006aN-2f for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:43:17 +0000 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAAxdM0lOkGNj/2dsb2JhbACETMoQgn0 Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.144.99.99]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 01 Dec 2008 11:43:10 +0000 Message-ID: <005b01c953a9$fd209840$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <57a24ca70811301822h48f09ddodcb9478e71a3ea56@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 11:43:11 -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: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Re: 1st 500kHz T/A QSO Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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-IP: 193.82.116.20 Nice qso. XGR/6 is vy strong with me every night around 579 up and down a bit with qsb but vy suitable signal for a qso. I am further away than Finbar but it would be worth trying to have a qso. I will tx on 502.6 khz approx and listen on the XGR/6 freq 507.3 khz approx. Pse qsp and tnx de Mal/G3KEV/IO94SH/Scarborough ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Ziegler" To: Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 2:22 AM Subject: LF: 1st 500kHz T/A QSO > Congrats to Bob WE2XGR/6 and Finbar GI4DPE for the 1st transatlantic > ssb/cw contact on 500kHz! > Bob worked Finbar first as a regular cw contact, then Bob switched to > ssb on 510kHz and continued the QSO. > This is despite an ice storm at Bob's QTH which deposited 1/4" of ice > on Bob's antenna which resulted in Bob's output power dropping to > 500W. > (Bob's estimated ERP 60-70W on ssb rather than the usual 200W). > > -- > 73 Warren K2ORS > WD2XGJ > WD2XSH/23 > WE2XEB/2 > WE2XGR/1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.12/1821 - Release Date: 11/30/2008 5:53 PM