Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30912 invoked from network); 22 Dec 2002 18:51:53 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 22 Dec 2002 18:51:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 27021 invoked from network); 22 Dec 2002 18:51:47 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 22 Dec 2002 18:51:47 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18QBBq-0006Hl-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 18:51:06 +0000 Received: from [80.82.32.9] (helo=serv1.vsi.ru) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18QBBl-0006Hc-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 18:51:01 +0000 Received: from rx3qfm (nasx-g108.dial.vsi.ru [80.82.37.108]) by serv1.vsi.ru (8.11.6+Sun/8.11.6) with SMTP id gBMIoTG19205 for ; Sun, 22 Dec 2002 21:50:30 +0300 (MSK) Message-ID: <018e01c2a9eb$0dd8dcc0$58255250@sckr.com> From: "Vladimir Shuplyakov" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <5.1.0.14.0.20021221121931.00a97e38@gemini.herts.ac.uk> <5.1.0.14.0.20021222143652.02770940@gemini.herts.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 20:31:15 +0300 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 V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Re: Jason last night Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=5.0tests=USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Jim, nice to write you after long period! I will test your Jasson beacon next weekend. If a possible to start litle bit early (from 20 GMT) I will happy test from my urban QTH. No so big chances... I copy DCF39 ~ 45-50db S/N ratio in 1 Hz band... No comparable with my summer residence :-(( 73! Vlad. RX3QFM. (QTH - KO91OP - Voronezh.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Moritz" To: Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 6:11 PM Subject: LF: Re: Jason last night > Dear LF Group, > > Thanks for the reports on the Jason signals, glad to see that more people > are having success with this mode. Also, thanks to Steinar for my first > report from Norway. It looks like the recent spate of solar activity has > messed up propagation, though. > > I had a bit of a problem with the TX last night; I noticed the output was > fluctuating intermittently, which has been caused by corona on the antenna > in the past. But after spending some time out in the rain, I could see > nothing unusual. Eventually, it turned out that the problem was due to the > synthesizer frequency jumping around, and for the last hour or so I used a > different signal source. Fortunately, it does not seemed to have prevented > people copying the signal. The problem with the synthesizer eventually > turned out to be a wire in the PSU that someone had forgotten to solder on, > but had been more or less making a contact for the last 20 years! > > I will give the beacon a rest tonight; if anybody would like to try > different times and/or frequencies, please let me know. > > Cheers, Jim Moritz > 73 de M0BMU > > > >