Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd09.mx.aol.com (rly-dd09.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.156]) by air-dd08.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD084-b9947c8188c29; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:37:37 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd09.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD093-b9947c8188c29; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:37:09 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1JV6L1-0005g7-Jh for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:51 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1JV6Kz-0005fy-EM for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:49 +0000 Received: from qmta06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.56]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JV6Kq-00050k-Nc for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:47 +0000 Received: from OMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.12]) by QMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id vSLW1Y0010FhH24A601t00; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:03 +0000 Received: from AIRPORTTERMINAL ([71.234.114.84]) by OMTA08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id vSbW1Y00J1pKLLP8U00000; Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:35:32 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=qVuxWw9BWxyKKfcOM4QA:9 a=6hNOLsxxvIoiWf8WiMRf4C-d02EA:4 a=U8Ie8EnqySEA:10 a=wk6s2zzMB60A:10 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=oltf0pfCdT4A:10 a=-4ccMts_AAAA:8 a=cOwSprnHCOtSZxIytsAA:9 a=A700px01ti3Pc1AoJZcA:7 a=dT0aV_OQil_d_2bPM39VUNqzCKgA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 Message-ID: <009401c87ae1$0f703020$6901a8c0@AIRPORTTERMINAL> From: "Jay Rusgrove" To: References: Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:40:41 -0500 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: 0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.262,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: TA on 500kHz Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0091_01C87AB7.25B853A0" 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 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : ? ------=_NextPart_000_0091_01C87AB7.25B853A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable David Yes, I do check the Shetland grabber - don't normally see that much G activi= ty though. An east coast US grabber would be nice - unfortunately most of th= e east coast stations also do quite a bit of transmitting making even part t= ime grabber operation problematic.=20 Will be keeping an eye open for T/A signals. Jay =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: G0MRF@aol.com=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 8:50 AM Subject: Re: LF: TA on 500kHz Hi Jay,=20 You'll be able to watch all the European activity in near real time via th= e grabber in the Shetland isles. Obviously narrow bandwidths work best and=20= although beacons are generally at the 503.5 to 504k section of the band, the= re are still a few station who presumably using crystal control who are furt= her down the allocation. Any signs of life on your screen can be quickly checked against: Shetland grabber=20 Unfortunately there seems to be no equivalent on the East coast of the USA= or in VO1 for us to see if our signals are making it over to you. So it's a= little more hit and miss for us. - But with a little effort I'm sure a two=20= way TA contact will happen fairly soon. 73 David In a message dated 29/02/2008 11:28:49 GMT Standard Time, jrusgrove@comcas= t.net writes: Mal...and other T/A enthusiasts I'm interested in additional W / EU contacts on 500 kHz. To date the onl= y=20 station I've worked is Finbar ... albeit on three occassions. It would b= e=20 helpful if those interested would run periods in beacon mode (normal cw=20 speed) so that I can listen for your signals. If I can hear your station= ,=20 you should be able to hear mine...with the higher ERP from this end.=20 Setting up a sked for a particular night at a particular time is unlikel= y to=20 produce a QSO - conditions vary widely from day to day, hour to hour and= =20 even minute to minute over this path. Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2 ------=_NextPart_000_0091_01C87AB7.25B853A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
David
 
Yes, I do check the Shetland grabber - don't normally see tha= t=20 much G activity though. An east coast US grabber would be nice - unfortunate= ly=20 most of the east coast stations also do quite a bit of transmitting making e= ven=20 part time grabber operation problematic.
 
Will be keeping an eye open for T/A signals.
 
Jay
 
 
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G0MRF@aol.com <= /DIV>
Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 8:5= 0=20 AM
Subject: Re: LF: TA on 500kHz

Hi Jay,
 
You'll be able to watch all the European activity in near real time v= ia=20 the grabber in the Shetland isles.  Obviously narrow bandwidths work=20= best=20 and although beacons are generally at the 503.5 to 504k section of the ban= d,=20 there are still a few station who presumably using crystal control who are= =20 further down the allocation.
 
Any signs of life on your screen can be quickly checked against:
 
 
Unfortunately there seems to be no equivalent on the East coast of th= e=20 USA or in VO1 for us to see if our signals are making it over to you. So i= t's=20 a little more hit and miss for us. - But with a little effort I'm sure a t= wo=20 way TA contact will happen fairly soon.
 
73
 
David
 
 
 
In a message dated 29/02/2008 11:28:49 GMT Standard Time,=20 jrusgrove@comcast.net writes:
Mal...and other T/A enthusiasts

I'm interested in additional W=20 / EU contacts on 500 kHz. To date the only
station I've worked is Fi= nbar=20 ... albeit on three occassions. It would be
helpful if those interes= ted=20 would run periods in beacon mode (normal cw
speed) so that I can lis= ten=20 for your signals. If I can hear your station,
you should be able to=20= hear=20 mine...with the higher ERP from this end.
Setting up a sked for a=20 particular night at a particular time is unlikely to
produce a QSO -= =20 conditions vary widely from day to day, hour to hour and
even minute= to=20 minute over this path.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS =20 WE2XGR/2
 
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