Return-Path: <majordom@post.thorcom.com> Received: (qmail 3191 invoked from network); 3 Mar 2000 23:15:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by teachers.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 3 Mar 2000 23:15:34 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12R1C8-0004No-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Mar 2000 23:09:16 +0000 Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12R1C7-0004Nj-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 03 Mar 2000 23:09:15 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from central.zetnet.co.uk (central.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.20]) by irwell.zetnet.co.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with SMTP id XAA10114 for <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>; Fri, 3 Mar 2000 23:09:06 GMT X-ZSender: g3ldo@zetnet.co.uk X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <2000030322550668199@zetnet.co.uk> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 22:55:06 GMT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Peter Dodd" <g3ldo@zetnet.co.uk> X-Mailer: ZIMACS Version 1.20c 10000836 Subject: LF: Re: 73kHz and 136kHz QSO with I5TGC Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: <majordom@post.thorcom.com> Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit Set up the station for 73kHz after some time trying to discover the resonant point of the antenna after making some changes. Amplifier and antenna working fine with over one amp antenna current. Set the station to send slow CW from around 1800 but noticed the stability of the oscillator was very poor. Switched off the transmitter at 1900 and saw and heard a nice stable signal from M0MBU. I will not be on 73kHz until I have modified my crystal mixer driver for the band! Retuned the station for 136kHz Looked for I5TGC at 2000 who came up on 137.710kHz at readability T increasing to M during the transmission Gave Cesare M and received O Cesare's signal increased to O on the next transmission and remained stable for the next period of the transmission I modified the signal report to O This signal from a 20mW erp station over a distance of 1150km is remarkable. The signal has to go over the Alps - perhaps it used the tunnel this time! If you want to see Cesare's station you will find it on < http://www.dadacasa.com/i5tgc> I have recorded this signal - I must get a web site! -- Regards, Peter, G3LDO <g3ldo@zetnet.co.uk>