Return-Path: Received: from rly-me05.mx.aol.com (rly-me05.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.39]) by air-me07.mail.aol.com (v119.9) with ESMTP id MAILINME071-9b546f00e2f2cb; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:43:33 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-me05.mx.aol.com (v119.9) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINME051-9b546f00e2f2cb; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:43:14 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1IXh66-0002dR-Pt for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:42:54 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1IXh66-0002dI-Cg for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:42:54 +0100 Received: from sighthound.demon.co.uk ([80.177.174.126]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IXh64-0000kG-DN for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:42:54 +0100 Received: from lurcher.twatt.local (lurcher.twatt.local [127.0.1.1]) by lurcher.twatt.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8957DDA4DB for ; Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:42:45 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:42:45 +0100 From: John Pumford-Green GM4SLV To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <20070918184245.36e36040@lurcher.twatt.local> In-Reply-To: <000a01c7fa03$ad582770$2c78383e@Tom> References: <20070918124251.0fbaebc5@lurcher.twatt.local> <000a01c7fa03$ad582770$2c78383e@Tom> Organization: The Gammy Bird X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.6.0 (GTK+ 2.10.11; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.029,RCVD_ILLEGAL_IP=0.234 Subject: Re: LF: Re: 502.3 - G3UNT and G3XIZ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 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 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:53:26 +0100 "Tom Boucher" wrote: > John > > Brian has said to me during QSOs that he has a high urban noise > level. Thanks for the info Tom. This just adds to the weight of argument for an increased ERP limit. My 100mW just can't make it through to "normal" stations even though the path loss is acceptable. The remote noise floor is often too high. Brian must radiate well enough as he's consistently readable by ear - on the loudspeaker - during the day. Thanks. John GM4SLV IP90gg