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(VPS 130204-0, 04/02/2013), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "relay1.thorcom.net", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: 2010 UTC The 10dB attenuator is out of circuit now. On 04/02/2013 17:34, g3zjo wrote: > Today I ran up my tiny PA which produces 20uW EIRP then inserted 10dB > of attenuation at 50 Ohms. > > I suspected that G0VQH would still decode my WSPR with some headroom. > I also suspected that this would be a one guy one girl relationship. > I have no idea what antenna G0VQH is running but reports are almost > always better than those of even closer stations. Results were as > expected. > 2uW EIRP :- > 2013-02-04 16:04 G3ZJO 0.475690 -25 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 15:44 G3ZJO 0.475690 -25 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 15:34 G3ZJO 0.475690 -26 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 14:34 G3ZJO 0.475691 -27 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 13:04 G3ZJO 0.475693 -27 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 12:44 G3ZJO 0.475694 -29 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 12:34 G3ZJO 0.475696 -26 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > > 20uW EIRP > 2013-02-04 11:44 G3ZJO 0.475610 -20 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > > I say almost always because M0BMU signal was excelling last night with > my 5mW EIRP, conditions were extraordinary though. > > 2013-02-03 23:20 G3ZJO 0.475629 -10 0 IO92ng > +7 0.005 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-03 23:20 G3ZJO 0.475630 -8 0 > IO92ng +7 0.005 M0BMU IO91vr 76 47 > > My signal to G0VQH is often better. > > 2013-02-03 12:16 G3ZJO 0.475665 +1 0 IO92ng > +7 0.005 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > > James I haven't seen one of your excellent valuations of ERP for a > while, I would value your analysis here. I am sure that due to my > Marconi inv. L being surrounded by my steel masts, other antennas, > houses and trees and also passes over an earthed aluminium greenhouse, > I have lots of absorption and I my 40m Doublet acts as a parasitic > element. I may have to switch out the attenuator for you to see me. I > shall continue at this level this evening to see if any other stations > manage a decode. > > 73 Eddie > > [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- X-Scan-Signature: 7ab87d4d3ea1d9dcb73a78e83fe4d608 Subject: Re: LF: To the exclusion of all others Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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: 3039ac1d600b511018dd680a X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none 2010 UTC The 10dB attenuator is out of circuit now. On 04/02/2013 17:34, g3zjo wrote: > Today I ran up my tiny PA which produces 20uW EIRP then inserted 10dB > of attenuation at 50 Ohms. > > I suspected that G0VQH would still decode my WSPR with some headroom. > I also suspected that this would be a one guy one girl relationship. > I have no idea what antenna G0VQH is running but reports are almost > always better than those of even closer stations. Results were as > expected. > 2uW EIRP :- > 2013-02-04 16:04 G3ZJO 0.475690 -25 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 15:44 G3ZJO 0.475690 -25 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 15:34 G3ZJO 0.475690 -26 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 14:34 G3ZJO 0.475691 -27 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 13:04 G3ZJO 0.475693 -27 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 12:44 G3ZJO 0.475694 -29 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-04 12:34 G3ZJO 0.475696 -26 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > > 20uW EIRP > 2013-02-04 11:44 G3ZJO 0.475610 -20 0 IO92ng > +0 0.001 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > > I say almost always because M0BMU signal was excelling last night with > my 5mW EIRP, conditions were extraordinary though. > > 2013-02-03 23:20 G3ZJO 0.475629 -10 0 IO92ng > +7 0.005 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > 2013-02-03 23:20 G3ZJO 0.475630 -8 0 > IO92ng +7 0.005 M0BMU IO91vr 76 47 > > My signal to G0VQH is often better. > > 2013-02-03 12:16 G3ZJO 0.475665 +1 0 IO92ng > +7 0.005 G0VQH JO02fe 91 57 > > James I haven't seen one of your excellent valuations of ERP for a > while, I would value your analysis here. I am sure that due to my > Marconi inv. L being surrounded by my steel masts, other antennas, > houses and trees and also passes over an earthed aluminium greenhouse, > I have lots of absorption and I my 40m Doublet acts as a parasitic > element. I may have to switch out the attenuator for you to see me. I > shall continue at this level this evening to see if any other stations > manage a decode. > > 73 Eddie > >