Return-Path: <owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Received: from rly-mf09.mx.aol.com (rly-mf09.mail.aol.com [172.20.29.179]) by air-mf04.mail.aol.com (v123.3) with ESMTP id MAILINMF041-98149bc313e128; Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:35:52 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mf09.mx.aol.com (v123.3) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMF097-98149bc313e128; Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:35:45 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LicRT-0002mg-GY for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:34:55 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LicRT-0002mX-46 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:34:55 +0000 Received: from smtprelay0055.hostedemail.com ([216.40.44.55] helo=smtprelay.hostedemail.com) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <ve8rt@xplornet.com>) id 1LicRR-000549-0j for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:34:55 +0000 Received: from filter.hostedemail.com (ff-bigip1 [10.5.19.254]) by smtprelay02.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 68A9C1FBE1BB for <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>; Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:34:47 +0000 (UTC) X-SpamScore: 1 X-Spam-Summary: 2,0,0,d7314e92ebd740ac,49f40f4b3f783a2d,ve8rt@xplornet.com,rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org,RULES_HIT:355:379:946:973:988:989:1260:1261:1277:1311:1312:1313:1314:1345:1437:1515:1516:1518:1519:1534:1539:1593:1594:1595:1596:1711:1730:1747:1766:1792:2194:2199:2393:2559:2562:3294:3352:3636:3865:3867:3868:3869:3871:3872:3874:3876:3877:4649:5007:6114:6119:6997:7652:7903:7904:8501:9010:9108,0,RBL:none,CacheIP:none,Bayesian:0.5,0.5,0.5,Netcheck:none,DomainCache:0,MSF:not bulk,SPF:fu,MSBL:none,DNSBL:none Received: from [192.168.1.103] (xplr-ts-v10-208-114-191-189.barrettxplore.com [208.114.191.189]) (Authenticated sender: ron.t@xplornet.com) by omf03.hostedemail.com (Postfix) with ESMTP for <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>; Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:34:45 +0000 (UTC) From: Ron Thompson <ve8rt@xplornet.com> To: "blacksheep" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:34:37 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.4 Organization: ARS VE8RT MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200903141634.37933.ve8rt@xplornet.com> X-session-marker: 726F6E2E744078706C6F726E65742E636F6D X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Getting started, maybe 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-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) I've been reading the occasional posting to the list, wondering if I could find some time and money to work with. As we do not yet have licences for the 500KHz band, the best place to start would be setting up for receiving. From my location is it likely that I could receive any amateur stations on 600 metres? Any recommendations for a relatively compact antenna? I do have a reasonably good receiver that covers the band, a Ten Tec SP-325 (crystal oven oscillators). -- Ron Thompson, VE8RT Yellowknife, NT, Canada 62 28.060 N 114 20.648 W Grid Square DP22tl "Who are are these that fly as a cloud, and as doves to their window?" Is 60:8