Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1170; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL, HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id tBUJdgXD022007 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:39:42 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1aEMVi-0006yz-5C for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:34:14 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1aEMVh-0006yq-QJ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:34:13 +0000 Received: from omr-m012e.mx.aol.com ([204.29.186.12]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.86) (envelope-from ) id 1aEMUg-0002F6-0d for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:34:12 +0000 Received: from mtaout-maa01.mx.aol.com (mtaout-maa01.mx.aol.com [172.26.222.141]) by omr-m012e.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id DD0C938000BD for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:32:51 -0500 (EST) Received: from White (ipbcc05f3c.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de [188.192.95.60]) by mtaout-maa01.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPA id 2D98438000098 for ; Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:32:48 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <5255CDA8464845A3B8937A641180CFA4@White> From: "Markus Vester" To: References: <579355A36AEE9D4FA555C45D556003AB25317862@servigilant.vigilant.local> Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 20:32:45 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V12.0.1606 x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20150623; t=1451503971; bh=/3pMH3e7GGO9t7NpQibWSsXupU5kY4iPXhXrD+cK0zo=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=iTrFAq3PHGGUA7GBwDsQp5hqwtiHlGflKpT370VAIdPg3z6HXjjmPAkNLh6eGjsMz 1qf3Mp/IpToZYLEVqWQZW9ZC+b/VYLiscS9dea4Fvs+T9rd5Z/J9RpDv2eWstt/vIK KCUWs3pwJJmQ88Wcimpio5LKrUKbQuWdc2LzLn08= x-aol-sid: 3039ac1ade8d568431607211 X-AOL-IP: 188.192.95.60 X-Scan-Signature: 85ec4a6bf4b19214eecc06056d1d344b Subject: Re: LF: RE: FR5ZX back on WSPR MF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01D14341.3DE38070" 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-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: RO X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 6019 Dies ist eine mehrteilige Nachricht im MIME-Format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01D14341.3DE38070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Luis, thanks a lot for sharing this information. We can all wish Michel = good luck in the process of getting on air. Reunion in VLF ! :-) ... well that's a natural match - for many years, La Reunion had been = the site of the famous Omega "E" transmitter: http://www.jproc.ca/hyperbolic/omega.html The memoirs of John Alvin Pierce contain interesting and sometimes = amusing documentation about the ideas behind Loran-C and Omega. They are = available online on Poul-Henning Kamp's website: http://phk.freebsd.dk/misc/jack_pierce.html#spring French and Norwegian Loran-C is scheduled to close down tomorrow 11:00 = UT - to my eyes, another sad loss. All the best, Markus (DF6NM) From: VIGILANT Luis Fern=E1ndez=20 Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 5:59 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: LF: RE: FR5ZX back on WSPR MF Hi MF Got an answer from Michel FR5ZX He has improved the Rx antenna We have just modify this antenna and we have now a 50m long slooper and = it seems better than before. Last night, conditions were bad and you = were the only EU station to be readable peaking to -12dB so FB! I hope he joins the refector soon. He is working on a PA but at the = moment only 50W On TX, we have troubles with our 630m PA and can get only 50W at this = moment; not enough for doing QSO with EU. We would like to built a more = powerfull PA, something like 500W but lack of components here in Indian = Ocean! Exciter is a TS590S using transverter output. On RX, we use a = Winradio G313E and we were able to copy (up to 529) SAQ transmissions on = 17.2 kHz using Miniwhip antenna. Incredible! Reunion in VLF ! :-) 73 de Luis EA5DOM -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- De: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org = [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] En nombre de VIGILANT Luis = Fern=E1ndez Enviado el: martes, 29 de diciembre de 2015 23:00 Para: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Asunto: LF: FR5ZX back on WSPR MF Michel is back ! :-)=20 2015-12-29 21:22 EA5DOM 0.475785 -24 0 IM98wn 1 FR5ZX LG78pu = 8796 129 =20 2015-12-29 20:38 EA5DOM 0.475785 -25 0 IM98wn 1 FR5ZX LG78pu = 8796 129 =20 2015-12-29 19:54 EA5DOM 0.475785 -21 0 IM98wn 1 FR5ZX LG78pu = 8796 129=20 73 de Luis EA5DOM ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01D14341.3DE38070 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Luis, thanks a lot for sharing this = information. We=20 can all wish Michel good luck in the process of getting on = air.
 
Reunion in VLF ! = :-)
... well that's a natural match - = for many=20 years, La Reunion had been the site of the famous=20 Omega "E" transmitter:
http://www.jproc.ca/hy= perbolic/omega.html
 
The memoirs of John Alvin Pierce = contain=20 interesting and sometimes amusing documentation about the = ideas behind=20 Loran-C and Omega. They are available = online on Poul-Henning=20 Kamp's website:
http://phk.fr= eebsd.dk/misc/jack_pierce.html#spring
 
French and Norwegian Loran-C is = scheduled to close=20 down tomorrow 11:00 UT - to my eyes, another sad loss.
 
All the best,
Markus (DF6NM)
 
 

From: VIGILANT Luis Fern=E1ndez
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2015 5:59 PM
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= =20
Subject: LF: RE: FR5ZX back on WSPR MF

Hi MF
 
Got an answer from Michel = FR5ZX
He has improved the Rx antenna
 
We have = just modify this=20 antenna and we have now a 50m long slooper and it seems better than = before. Last=20 night, conditions were bad and you were the only EU station to be = readable=20 peaking to -12dB so FB!

I hope he=20 joins the refector soon. He is working on a PA but at the moment only=20 50W
 
On TX, we = have troubles=20 with our 630m PA and can get only 50W at this moment; not enough for = doing QSO=20 with EU. We would like to built a more powerfull PA, something like 500W = but=20 lack of components here in Indian Ocean! Exciter is a TS590S using = transverter=20 output. On RX, we use a Winradio G313E and we were able to copy (up to = 529) SAQ=20 transmissions on 17.2 kHz using Miniwhip antenna. = Incredible!

Reunion in VLF ! = :-)
 
73 de Luis
EA5DOM

De: = owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] En nombre de VIGILANT = Luis=20 Fern=E1ndez
Enviado el: martes, 29 de diciembre de 2015=20 23:00
Para: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Asunto: LF: = FR5ZX=20 back on WSPR MF

Michel is=20 back ! :-)

2015-12-29=20 21:22  EA5DOM  0.475785  -24  0&n= bsp; IM98wn  1  FR5ZX  LG78pu &nb= sp;8796  129  
2015-12-29=20 20:38  EA5DOM  0.475785  -25  0&n= bsp; IM98wn  1  FR5ZX  LG78pu &nb= sp;8796  129  
2015-12-29=20 19:54  EA5DOM  0.475785  -21  0&n= bsp; IM98wn  1  FR5ZX  LG78pu &nb= sp;8796  129 

73 de=20 Luis
EA5DOM

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