X-GM-THRID: 1210936822744251116 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 3500d8d62ce34d692696c8cc26321a37d1b0df8c Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.249.16 with SMTP id w16cs178249qbh; Sat, 5 Aug 2006 22:16:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.93.13 with SMTP id v13mr791706nfl; Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:16:06 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id d2si4416373nfe.2006.08.05.22.16.06; Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:16:06 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1G9ay3-0006LT-2P for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:14:27 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1G9ay2-0006LK-Ae for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:14:26 +0100 Received: from defout.telus.net ([204.209.205.55]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1G9axy-0005zN-Nl for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:14:26 +0100 Received: from priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net ([64.180.173.28]) by priv-edmwes23.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.7.05.01.01 201-2174-106-103-20060222) with ESMTP id <20060806051420.WKLS4270.priv-edmwes23.telusplanet.net@priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net> for ; Sat, 5 Aug 2006 23:14:20 -0600 Received: from [192.168.1.1] (d64-180-173-28.bchsia.telus.net [64.180.173.28]) by priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net (BorderWare MXtreme Infinity Mail Firewall) with ESMTP id ADNPKX7SFE for ; Sat, 5 Aug 2006 23:14:20 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <44D57AAB.7070808@telus.net> Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2006 22:14:19 -0700 From: Scott Tilley User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (Windows/20060719) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <004a01c6b912$5146c460$6501a8c0@eagles> In-Reply-To: <004a01c6b912$5146c460$6501a8c0@eagles> X-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.899,FORGED_RCVD_HELO=0.05,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS=0.516 Subject: Re: LF: VY1JA Beacon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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=0.9 required=5.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5072 J. Those IRF640 won't handle 200W. The slightest discontinuity and they'll go... Scott J. Allen wrote: > Laurence, and Friends, > > VY1JA beacon is on ~137778.4 QRSS60 ~100 W tonight. > > Steve is very likely correct, and I do not expect that you will even > get a peep from here, but I appreciate that you are thinking about > this beacon. > > The power level should go up to somewhat over 200 Watts by Wednesday > evening, but that is likely still 3dB below 1W ierp. As soon as that > amp gets going, the antenna current meter's number works it way to the > top of the pile. The meter will be needed to calculate the size of > the final amp. > > Continued thanks to everyone who has been sending summer captures > and/or beacon signal reports. > > J. > > > > >