Return-Path: Received: from mtain-df12.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-df12.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.224]) by air-me08.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINME081-8bbc4ca897db20d; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:48:59 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-df12.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 1F1A8380000A1; Sun, 3 Oct 2010 10:48:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1P2Pqb-000724-Bw for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:47:29 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1P2PqR-00071v-1h for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:47:19 +0100 Received: from anchor-post-3.mail.demon.net ([195.173.77.134]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1P2PqQ-0000ic-U6 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:47:20 +0100 Received: from sighthound.demon.co.uk ([80.177.174.126]) by anchor-post-3.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) id 1P2PqQ-0003Zj-nk for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:47:18 +0000 Received: from opc1 (opc1.twatt.home [192.168.21.16]) by svr3.twatt.home (Postfix) with ESMTP id C86951BE15 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:47:17 +0100 (BST) Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:47:17 +0100 From: John P-G To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <20101003154717.7d3e65d1@opc1> In-Reply-To: References: <138dff.b8c9b13.39d9e76e@aol.com> <20101003152742.680b7b5a@opc1> Organization: The Gammy Bird X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.4 (GTK+ 2.20.1; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: G8IMR WSPR LF 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40e04ca897d97d4b X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none On Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:36:45 +0100 Andy Talbot wrote: > It is in absolute terms, I think. > > But bearing in mind it is 10dB up in power , and best DX previously > was 368km, then its just about the same assuming inverse square law > applies :-( Well, I'd guess that the inverse square law might need modifying to include excess losses due to ground effects etc. given that the path between us is substantially overground, especially the first 2/3 of the path. Cheers, John