Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mg03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mg03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.203]) by air-ma01.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMA011-b4ef4d6a7e182f9; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:38:48 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mg03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 6DD4F380000B0; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 11:38:47 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Ptjd6-0007dL-QL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:37:56 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Ptjd6-0007dC-E1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:37:56 +0000 Received: from mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.49]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Ptjd5-0006OY-Ok for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:37:56 +0000 Received: from aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20110227163748.RMN23441.mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:37:48 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (really [82.5.252.56]) by aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.3.00.04.00 201-2196-133-20080908) with ESMTP id <20110227163748.HTQV25842.aamtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.2.2]> for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:37:48 +0000 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:37:45 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4D6A7DD9.5025.18C0C5D@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=JvdXmxIgLJv2/GthKqHpGJEEHukvLcvELVXUanXFreg= c=1 sm=0 a=9YlaCzn6_68A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=82LFOUvsZHSLs7Tfac8A:9 a=jNv-3CPL95xeOl5JBYatB--H6qkA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: EU to JA Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 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=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60cb4d6a7e1660c3 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none I do not believe that a two-way QSO resulted from last night's activity. However, HE3OM was visible at good strength on JA7NI's QRSS30 grabber, but with deep QSB, for five or six hours. UA4WPF was also there some of the time. No other EU station was visible, despite several well-equipped stations being active. JA7NI was just visible and very occasionally readable on RN3AGC's excellent grabber, but I do not believe he has been received further west. Although few of us will be able to achieve the ERP that HE3OM seems to have, the exercise was very positive as it shows that given 'only' another 15 or 20dB more S/N it may be possible to have a two-way between western Eu and Japan. A target has been set down. Your homework, boys and girls, is to devise a mode and/or procedure that will bridge that 20dB gap. Mike, G3XDV ==========