X-GM-THRID: 1231020398358455078 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.115.73.3 with SMTP id a3cs477903wal; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:24:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.249.16 with SMTP id w16mr4067032ugh.1174026292963; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:24:52 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id j3si2245454ugd.2007.03.15.23.24.48; Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:24:52 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) DomainKey-Status: good (test mode) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1HS5lG-0007br-DL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:17:58 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HS5lF-0007bi-Qi for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:17:57 +0000 Received: from web86411.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([217.146.188.202]) by relay3.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HS5lB-0000wB-Sm for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:17:57 +0000 Received: (qmail 57181 invoked by uid 60001); 16 Mar 2007 06:17:48 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=OvD4EJRirPAWTtf6saRDl9AHq2n45Brkqw5rutoVsaimBggTrhEiFFn0x4ORO6tsBlFhrKn1j9cVZ3bIjvmcmTfkXnozxFjhvn5nZ79mpzQRY8mbWO1QqO9ZKprdxU9OwjQBcxNvIbLCETC1s+LuL9/L7QUObHWJejUDT3SsYok=; X-YMail-OSG: rIASWR8VM1nG4.KgbkxUkeBU_G27uD_ciktqVjiUpI3sn_E7vLn1qThuZToyeiDdvVivLNVwc7f6gYWCE1jT6yylGPgqCmO9jWEvHW3IQccWN8oDlGQYC.aXx9kwCQorORlZI6Rz1LyrJ4ZtDVzlFio- Received: from [80.6.40.58] by web86411.mail.ird.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:17:48 GMT Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:17:48 +0000 (GMT) From: CHRISTOPHER OSBORN To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <464122.44163.qm@web86411.mail.ird.yahoo.com> DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR=0.276 Subject: Re: LF: [500] G3XIZ QSO Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-604705008-1174025868=:44163" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.1 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE, MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR 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: 7086 --0-604705008-1174025868=:44163 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Dave, Pete, LF, Many thanks for the reports and my welcome to the world of 500 kHz. I opened my N.O.V. last night and managed to have 3 QSO's before bed time: M0FMT, G3YXM and G3WCB Hopefully 500 kHz will continue to be this active - HI ! Pete 'FMT bullied me into applying for the N.O.V. for which I'm grateful. It arrived so fast thet it caught me unprepared having only a home brew lash-up DC RX (just on veroboard at present). The TX is a old HP3310 function generator giving about half a watt into 50 ohms and I'm keying the aerial !! Change-over is horrendous as I use the f/gen as the RX local oscillator too! It involves swapping several croclips and a quick frequency change - HI ! It's amazing that I can get out with such a lash-up up and with low power, so the band shows considerable promise. I should have my proper HB TRX up and running soon and am also making a rotatable directional loop aerial for receiving. 73 Chris G3XIZ Dave G3WCB wrote: Dear Chris, LF, Congratulations on your first 500 kHz QSO with Pete, M0FMT. You were 569, M0FMT was 579. Screenshot attached. G3XIZ visible on 502.37 kHz, M0FMT is on 502.41. Both stations about 15 dB above the noise. RX set-up here is the reqular 137 kHz "Tee" antenna into a G3YXM tuned pre-amp then an ICOM IC-PR1000....exactly the same as for 137 kHz. 73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM --------------------------------- Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo! Mail. --0-604705008-1174025868=:44163 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Dear Dave, Pete, LF,

Many thanks for the reports and my welcome to the world of 500 kHz.
I opened my N.O.V. last night and managed to have 3 QSO's before bed time:
M0FMT, G3YXM and G3WCB
Hopefully 500 kHz will continue to be this active - HI !

Pete 'FMT bullied me into applying for the N.O.V. for which I'm grateful.
It arrived so fast thet it caught me unprepared having only a home brew lash-up DC RX (just on veroboard at present).
The TX is a old HP3310 function generator giving about half a watt into 50 ohms and I'm keying the aerial !!

Change-over is horrendous as I use the f/gen as the RX local oscillator too!
It involves swapping several croclips and a quick frequency change - HI !
It's amazing that I can get out with such a lash-up up and with low power, so the band shows considerable promise.

I should have my proper HB TRX up and running soon and am also making a rotatable directional loop aerial for receiving.

73 Chris G3XIZ

Dave G3WCB <ganymede444@btopenworld.com> wrote:
Dear Chris, LF,

Congratulations on your first 500 kHz QSO with Pete, M0FMT. You were 569, M0FMT was 579.

Screenshot attached. G3XIZ visible on 502.37 kHz, M0FMT is on 502.41. Both stations about 15 dB above the noise.

RX set-up here is the reqular 137 kHz "Tee" antenna into a G3YXM tuned pre-amp then an ICOM IC-PR1000....exactly the same as for 137 kHz.

73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM


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