Return-Path: <owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Received: from rly-de05.mx.aol.com (rly-de05.mail.aol.com [172.19.170.141]) by air-de08.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.6) with ESMTP id MAILINDE083-4d849469f2d33a; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:17:52 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-de05.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDE055-4d849469f2d33a; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:17:20 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LCHzm-0005zq-BY for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:16:42 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LCHzl-0005zh-SA for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:16:41 +0000 Received: from smtp-out-1.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.231] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>) id 1LCHzj-0008Bz-Gd for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:16:41 +0000 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjQFAOotRklOkBZy/2dsb2JhbACCQC+BYYZIwWaCfg Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.144.22.114]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 15 Dec 2008 18:16:33 +0000 Message-ID: <00a001c95ee1$44074730$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> References: <002901c95e97$87b3f400$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <004001c95ea5$b34c32e0$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL> <006601c95ea8$c07ffde0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <57a24ca70812150800w249cb152wf212a2566f607fb0@mail.gmail.com> <009001c95ed1$feba2e40$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <20081215164355.8DCA5F3862@smtps02.kuleuven.be> <49469339.6060809@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:16:34 -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: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: Re: 500/137 XBAND QSO Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_009D_01C95EE1.4305B5B0" 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_009D_01C95EE1.4305B5B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike=20 Local coverage over here is around 500 miles daytime. I can qso at this dist= ance daily on both 137 and 500 and a fraction of the power that you guys run= . I can work OH1TN and the Italian stns at over 1000 miles daily anytime on 13= 7 and GI4DPE and others on 500 Khz at around 400 miles without any effort.= My latest xband 137/500 is a couple of thousand of miles away. If you read= the mail I was S4 and ED was S3 with me on CW audible.=20 My choice is CW but I have to comply with others at times when they prefer Q= RS 3 etc but I do not use any lower speed than qrs3. My Pa is 1 fet job and you could put in your pocket, call in anytime and see= it. If I had the power that you guys are permitted I could work worldwide 2= 4 hrs every day. The Russian guys are on the ball and get their act together, always in QSO m= ode and no BEACON pollution. de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mike-WE0H=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 5:26 PM Subject: LF: Re: 500/137 XBAND QSO Hmmm, 3w ERP? How much power you running Mal??? And sending QRSS? What's w= ith that? No CW? hi hi Local coverage on this side of the pond is considered about 50 miles from=20= a station. So you got a first on your side of the pond & Jay & Dex got a fir= st on our side of the pond. 73 Mike WE0H /16 Rik wrote:=20 Hello Mal,=20 last night I could copy your QRSS signal (or should I say lazy man's CW)= 599+.=20 Congrats on the nice signal, your were beating SM6BZH (who was claiming=20= 3 W ERP) by about 10dB.=20 73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T=20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1848 - Release Date: 12/14/200= 8 12:28 PM ------=_NextPart_000_009D_01C95EE1.4305B5B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html;charset=3DISO-8859-1> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=3D#000000 bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Local coverage over here is around 500 mile= s=20 daytime. I can qso at this distance daily on both 137 and 500 and a fraction= of=20 the power that you guys run.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I can work OH1TN and the Italian stns at ov= er 1000=20 miles daily anytime on 137 and GI4DPE and others on 500 Khz at=20 around 400 miles without any effort. My latest xband 137/500 is a couple of=20 thousand of miles away. If you read the mail I was S4 and ED= was=20 S3 with me on CW audible. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My choice is CW but I have to comply with o= thers at=20 times when they prefer QRS 3 etc but I do not use any lower speed than=20 qrs3.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My Pa is 1 fet job and you could put in you= r=20 pocket, call in anytime and see it. If I had the power that you guys are=20 permitted I could work worldwide 24 hrs every day.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Russian guys are on the ball and get th= eir act=20 together, always in QSO mode and no BEACON pollution.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>de mal/g3kev</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5= px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black= "><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dwe0h@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:we0h@yahoo.com">Mike-WE0H</A> </D= IV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Drsgb_lf_group@blacks= heep.org href=3D"mailto:rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org">rsgb_lf_group@blac= ksheep.org</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 15, 2008 5:2= 6=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> LF: Re: 500/137 XBAND QSO<= /DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hmmm, 3w ERP? How much power you running Mal??? And sending= =20 QRSS? What's with that? No CW? hi hi<BR><BR>Local coverage on this side of= the=20 pond is considered about 50 miles from a station. So you got a first on yo= ur=20 side of the pond & Jay & Dex got a first on our side of the=20 pond.<BR><BR>73<BR>Mike<BR>WE0H<BR>/16<BR><BR><BR><BR>Rik wrote:=20 <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3Dmid:20081215164355.8DCA5F3862@smtps02.kuleuven.be =20= type=3D"cite">Hello Mal, <BR><BR>last night I could copy your QRSS signal (= or=20 should I say lazy man's CW) 599+. <BR>Congrats on the nice signal, your=20= were=20 beating SM6BZH (who was claiming 3 W ERP) by about 10dB. <BR><BR>73,=20 Rik ON7YD - OR7T </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <HR> <P></P><BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG -=20 http://www.avg.com <BR>Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1848 -=20 Release Date: 12/14/2008 12:28 PM<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_009D_01C95EE1.4305B5B0--