Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25912 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2001 14:08:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 20 Jul 2001 14:08:33 -0000 Received: (qmail 23360 invoked from network); 20 Jul 2001 14:07:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 20 Jul 2001 14:07:04 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15Napx-0004IS-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:01:01 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from [213.2.16.106] (helo=rsgb.org.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15Napt-0004IN-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2001 15:00:57 +0100 Received: from miked by rsgb.org.uk with SMTP (MDaemon.PRO.v4.0.0.R) for ; Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:53:53 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:53:50 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: LF: 73kHz Message-ID: <3B5845FE.28331.1379D39@localhost> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) X-Return-Path: miked@mail X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: It was strangely quiet on 73kHz last night with the Rugby signal off the air. I could hear all sorts of carriers and SMPSU noises that I had not heard for years. To give an idea of how huge the Rugby signal is, my 's-meter' reads S9+60 compared to Jim, M0BMU, some 12km away who is just S9, and G3AQC who doesn't move the 'meter' at all. The sideband noise level from Rugby moves the 'meter' to S3-5 (depending on whether it is using both data channels) at the bottom of the band. Managed a QRSS contact with G3AQC, my 10th station worked two-way on the band. I will be active on 71.610kHz, mainly QRSS, tonight and over the weekend until Rugby returns. If I send 'KX', instead of 'K' at the end of a CQ, I will be checking my own frequency, then looking for crossband calls on 137.700kHz +/- 20Hz. All reports are welcome. Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT) http://www.lf.thersgb.net