Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg08.mx.aol.com (rly-mg08.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.114]) by air-mg02.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINMG022-a284ad33f702b7; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:38:58 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg08.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG082-a284ad33f702b7; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:38:43 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1MxM1T-0006mA-QX for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:37:15 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1MxM1T-0006m1-A1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:37:15 +0100 Received: from smtp5.freeserve.com ([193.252.22.151] helo=smtp6.freeserve.com) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MxLzz-00026l-BV for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:35:44 +0100 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3502.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 346147000086 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:36:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3502.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 265697000085 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:36:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from AGB (unknown [91.110.74.173]) by mwinf3502.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id A99C77000086 for ; Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:36:57 +0200 (CEST) X-ME-UUID: 20091012143657694.A99C77000086@mwinf3502.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: <46E473FD33774FBBBA2D8B71FA543C1D@AGB> From: "Graham" To: References: <98228.72143.qm@web28108.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <98228.72143.qm@web28108.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:36:55 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 X-Karma: unknown: X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,HTML_TAG_EXIST_TBODY=0.126 Subject: Re: LF: MOFMT Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0040_01CA4B51.D45F73E0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_TAG_EXISTS_TBODY,MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME 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-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01CA4B51.D45F73E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok Peter=20 Should of given you a cal then but was using the ft897 at the time= , with no tx on 500 , good signal at the time , odd for mid day ?= some cw on at the moment 1530 bst , but quite low .. may be the sa= me tx ... noise level on the rx is showing s8 to s9 all day .... acr= oss the full band, interestingly the dsp noise reduction in the ft8= 97=20 actually helps .. must be the right kind of noise ... As for the rx .. well in a direct test , swopping from the ft897 and= the ra1778m , the ft897 was giving a better recovery of the sign= al .. which is a bit disconcerting .. may be the wrong type of noise= for the 1778 xtal filters (1.4 mhz and do tend to ring a bit if pin= ged) , but iv'e had a few replies lately where I could not resolve= the other station, I think mainly due to the high level of noise= a the qth=20 73 Graham=20 From: M0FMT=20 Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 3:08 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: Re: LF: MOFMT Thanks Graham Not a beacon but a call, computer generated. Locally we try to= have a qso weekdays at around 11:45 or at some time over the lunch ho= ur and again later around 4:00 it is a very loose sched with M0JXM Den= nis and rarely M0KHW.Ken. Rog GW3UEP listens some times whch is remar= kable and reports by e-mail because I can't hear him its my RX or loca= tion (adsl noise?) that is poor but we should be reciprical. FYI the current rig is an xtal controlled GW3UEP (ala UK500kHZ= group) this week run off a laptop PSU very approx 35 watts output to= a lw up 12m - 40m lng. Tnx fer rprt, meanwhile back to the RX with a= big hammer. 73 petefmt --- On Mon, 12/10/09, Graham wrote: From: Graham Subject: LF: MOFMT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Monday, 12 October, 2009, 12:34 PM M0FMT ,Good 569 from the 35 ft vertical (with atu ) ft897= -d speaker at 1200 bst to day , normal speed cw , beacon or live= cq call ?=20 Graham G0NBD /. io83lk=20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.5.421 / Virus Database: 270.14.11/2430 - Release Date: 10/1= 2/09 04:01:00 ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01CA4B51.D45F73E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ok Peter
 
Should of given you a cal then= but was using=20 the  ft897  at the  time , with no  tx on 500 , go= od signal=20 at the time , odd  for mid  day ? some  cw on at the mo= ment 1530=20 bst , but  quite  low .. may be the same tx ... noise level= on=20 the  rx is showing s8 to  s9 all day .... across the = full band,=20 interestingly  the  dsp noise reduction in the ft897 =
actually  helps ..  must be= the =20 right kind of noise ...
 
As for the  rx .. well in a dire= ct test ,=20 swopping from the  ft897 and the  ra1778m , the  ft897&= nbsp;was=20  giving a better  recovery of the  signal .. which is= a bit=20 disconcerting .. may be the  wrong type of noise for the 1778 xta= l filters=20 (1.4 mhz and do tend to  ring a bit if  pinged) , but iv'e= had a few=20 replies lately  where I could not  resolve the  other= station, I=20 think mainly  due to  the  high level of  noise a= the =20 qth
 
73 Graham
 
 

From: M0FMT
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: LF: MOFMT

Thanks Graham
 
Not a beacon but a call, computer generated. Locally we try= to have a=20 qso weekdays at around 11:45 or at some time over the lunch hour= and again=20 later around 4:00 it is a very loose sched with M0JXM Denni= s and=20 rarely M0KHW.Ken.  Rog GW3UEP listens some times whch is=20 remarkable and reports by e-mail because I can't hear= him its my=20 RX or location (adsl noise?) that is poor but we should be= =20 reciprical.
 
FYI the current rig is an xtal controlled GW3UEP (ala= UK500kHZ=20 group) this week run off a laptop PSU very approx 35 watts outpu= t to a lw=20 up 12m - 40m lng. Tnx fer rprt, meanwhile back to the RX with a= big=20 hammer.
 
73 petefmt

--- On Mon, 12/10/09, Graham=20 <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

From:=20 Graham <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk>
Subject: LF: MOFMTTo:=20 rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Date: Monday, 12 October, 2009= , 12:34=20 PM

M0FMT ,Good   569= from the =20 35  ft  vertical (with atu ) ft897-d speaker at= =20 1200  bst to  day , normal speed  cw , beacon= or =20 live cq call  ?
 
Graham
 
G0NBD  /.=20 io83lk
=


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