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Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 08:28:14 +0000
From: "Steve Rawlings" <steve.rawlings@cableol.co.uk>
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Subject: LF: Report: 5th December 1999
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Sunday, 5th:
03:18 G3AQC (20m vertical; sent 599, received 579).  Laurie then went
QRT with suspected RX antenna problems.
03:26 G0MRF (20; 559, 569).  David then went Visual CW.
07:00 PA0BWL (20; 349, 439)
12:21 M0BMU (12; 579, 439)

Also, thanks to Mike G3XDV for his report:
> During a brief period of insomnia at 0300, heard GW4ALG calling
> DL1SAN. Steve was 599 but nothing heard of the DL. The Greek
> RTTY was 10dB up on normal evening levels.

Early morning tests
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The band was very 'quiet' during the entire test period of 03:00 - 05:00
UT.  There was virtually no QRN, and the background noise was very low -
rather like listening to 136 kHz during the day.

No signals from outside 'G' were heard.  I am grateful to Mike; Laurie;
and David for their reports.

I know that Laurie G3AQC has done some great work in improving his
signal recently, but the signal from Laurie at 03:18 seemed to be even
stronger (by about 1 S-point) than his daytime signal.  The signal from
David G0MRF also seemed to be slightly up on his normal daytime signal
strength.

During the tests, I had a funny feeling that my signals were getting
further than G-land.  So I am still keen to try further tests.  Skeds
welcome.

Noise canceller
***************
I'm still preparing some details about an LF version of the VK5BR noise
canceller.  Basic information, however, can be found at:
http://www.cableol.net/alg/radio/136/noise_can.htm

Regards to all,
Steve GW4ALG