Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd06.mx.aol.com (rly-dd06.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.153]) by air-dd09.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD093-b82479fb4e09f; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:21:36 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd06.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD064-b82479fb4e09f; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:21:16 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1JJzl0-0000fq-9t for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:20:46 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1JJzkz-0000fh-SV for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:20:45 +0000 Received: from sighthound.demon.co.uk ([80.177.174.126]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JJzkx-000105-Ay for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:20:45 +0000 Received: from lurcher.twatt.local (lurcher.twatt.local [127.0.1.1]) by lurcher.twatt.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3148DA4D0 for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:20:35 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:20:35 +0000 From: John Pumford-Green GM4SLV To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <20080129232035.1708a946@lurcher.twatt.local> In-Reply-To: <1JJzQj-151X5U0@fwd28.t-online.de> References: <1JJzQj-151X5U0@fwd28.t-online.de> Organization: The Gammy Bird X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.12.0; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RCVD_ILLEGAL_IP=0.234 Subject: Re: LF: OR7T in eastern Bavaria JN68GN 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 : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n On 29 Jan 2008 22:59 GMT hajo.brandt.dj1zb@t-online.de wrote: > Dear Rik, dr John, and all, > > this has been a busy evening also for me! Hi Hajo & LF, Yes, it's been a very interesting evening. Firstly thanks Hajo for the x-band QSO. I chose 3551 because 3533 had a strong data transmission and 3545 was also busy. I found 3551 to be better tonight. 3533 often suffers from QRM and usually find a spot higher up the band (3545 is often okay, but not tonight). Your 30W on 80m was perfectly readable on my K2 even with an antenna only 20m long and < 2m AGL, nailed to a wooden fence! I find the ability to work full-duplex between MF and HF to be very useful, so could send continuously on 502.1 and listen for you to report my signal fading back up and know I could then give your report. If only I could send and read CW at the same time we could have 2-way full duplex QSOs!! Rik's signal was good all evening, never falling in QSB to less than 449. Gus SM6BHZ was VERY strong - S9+ on the meter, with the pre-amp off! The AR7030 that feeds the grabber now runs with no AGC, in order that strong signals don't reduce the gain and remove weak signals, but I found that Gus's signal was overloading the soundcard and I had to turn the RF gain on the AR7030 down! I don't know if Gus and Rik eventually exchanged reports, but it seemed that Gus couldn't hear Rik at all? Cheers all and well done Rik for a great signal this evening. John GM4SLV