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Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 11:42:26 +0100
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From: "James Moritz" <j.r.moritz@herts.ac.uk>
Subject: LF: Re: SAQ Transmission
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Dear LF Group,

SAQ was a good signal again this weekend, although the keying sounded 
different than on previous occasions - as if being sent by hand rather than 
by machine. As well as using the RA1792 RX plus tuned loop, the 
electromechanical receiver was brought out again, and worked well.

I had a QSO with SA6Q on 20m shortly after the morning transmission. 
Eventually, I also had a QSO on 136.8kHz with them as well, with some 
difficulty - there is some possibility of G0BMU getting a QSL card from SAQ 
I fear! They were quite a good 559 signal at my QTH, but gave me 429, so it 
would seem receive conditions were difficult at Grimeton, as on the 
previous occasions.

I was interested to see PA0SE's field strength measurements - I made a 
similar measurement on one of the previous broadcasts - the ERP worked out 
to around 20kW. I'm not sure if the higher figure was due to measurement 
error, a different power level at SAQ, or different propagation to G and PA 
- will have to try again next time.

Cheers, Jim Moritz
73 de M0BMU