Return-Path: Received: (qmail 19994 invoked from network); 14 Jun 2003 16:03:05 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from netmail01.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.219) by mailstore with SMTP; 14 Jun 2003 16:03:05 -0000 X-Priority: 3 Received: (qmail 226 invoked by uid 10001); 14 Jun 2003 16:03:05 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail01.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 14 Jun 2003 16:03:05 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 19RDU2-00046B-3l for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:02:26 +0100 Received: from [147.197.200.9] (helo=hestia.herts.ac.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19RDTy-000462-Dm for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:02:22 +0100 Received: from gemini ([147.197.200.44] helo=gemini.herts.ac.uk) by hestia.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 19RDTr-0006kw-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:02:15 +0100 Received: from [147.197.232.252] (helo=rsch-15.herts.ac.uk) by gemini.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 19RDTo-0000GM-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:02:12 +0100 Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20030614143827.02521460@gemini.herts.ac.uk> X-Sender: mj9ar@gemini.herts.ac.uk X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 16:53:34 +0100 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "James Moritz" In-reply-to: <3EEA38CC.8CF8030A@snet.net> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MailScanner: No Virus detected Subject: Re: LF: T/A QSO with VO1NA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTESversion=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Dear LF Group, At 16:49 13/06/2003 -0400, you wrote: >What's the distance is between your two stations? Would also be interested >in your schedule - just in case Thor happens to be napping at the time... Torbay, Newfoundland is about 47.657degrees North, 52.729degrees West, which according to my locator program is GN37PP, or thereabouts. Distance is 3720km to my location at IO91VR. There wasn't really a regular schedule as such; it started off with G3NYK successfully receiving VO1NA's beacon signal for the first time a few weeks ago. Then we tried a few more beacon sessions in each direction, where it became clear we could copy each other quite a lot of the time. There then followed attempts at a 2-way QSO when Alan's propagation Xtal ball gazing and the general noise levels looked promising - we succeeded on the 3rd attempt. We had to use QRSS30, because there are too few hours of darkness at this time of year for longer dot lengths. As you can see from the screen shots on G3YXM's web site, signal levels were just about adequate for this speed. The problem with regular long sessions of beaconing here is that the hours involved are a bit anti-social - it seems the best T/A propagation is occurring between about 0100z and 0400z, which is 2am - 5am in the UK, a bit of a struggle when you have to go to work afterwards! Having said that, I intend to transmit some beacon signals next week for KL1X's African trip - watch this space. Cheers, Jim Moritz 73 de M0BMU