Return-Path: Received: from rly-db01.mx.aol.com (rly-db01.mail.aol.com [172.19.130.76]) by air-db10.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB103-aa8490c607447; Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:58:22 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-db01.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDB016-aa8490c607447; Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:58:15 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KwGyk-0003n3-8n for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:57:26 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KwGyj-0003mu-JU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:57:25 +0000 Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com ([209.85.200.175]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KwGyi-0007jh-Im for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:57:25 +0000 Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 28so1749472wfa.16 for ; Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:57:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=H/hLdxC8AvDwenPICQyaMpYc9yaVFA3MXLB2Ek+8ehw=; b=bCzXBfx+DPIHFAkvn/1/CPQ7/k44sqb/+uoQK+bTmiwOJewad1cOWwB8Wv0vHLs3ru 4Yny2DXvoF/mJe6VQWCLzXRCAVwHAEiTLaQ8kgmbM1eTfGkRC/OFJh4JSwVq1096aNhT sCuSjOhrgifsWfLuTalrLoddE2H3DnohFmWzA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=COZ41mKZHM9fnzPZtuXDqfRwbOXNF2oP+9sTisrNTMEUclugY6jPcMCu0mVae6YJJs nb5CsUtPngJaIfY+arLn/Ixti712fevUQM0LZQMut3m7BtY+t72P0/dh7xewDewOOYpA EDKkBrF2NzDD7wmJEhwRGfYtxMpjhFFQC8Hdo= Received: by 10.142.246.19 with SMTP id t19mr6047491wfh.55.1225547841998; Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:57:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.136.11 with HTTP; Sat, 1 Nov 2008 06:57:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <57a24ca70811010657m5d0b84b0p2a2a97d8481bae9b@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 09:57:21 -0400 From: "Warren Ziegler" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <490C1F04.8090109@online.fr> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline References: <580139.5850.qm@web63606.mail.re1.yahoo.com> <000c01c93b91$990afa60$0900a8c0@AM> <57a24ca70810311539x73f880a3kb650f4577d7329d3@mail.gmail.com> <003401c93bad$4ae0d780$0900a8c0@AM> <490C1F04.8090109@online.fr> DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: Beacons from Eu / UK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m236.2 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM = pass X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Jean-Pierre, Patience please! The WD2XGJ ATU is almost ready - this time I have silver plated the components for good conductivity. WD2XGJ should be back on 137 soon! 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:19 AM, "Jean-Pierre M=E9r=E9 (F1AFJ)" wrote: > Hi Alan , Andy , Warren , > > If I read you well ! I can arrange my LF 137 Khz until the next solar cycl= e > ! > To stop the grabber which have not seen anything any more for one month ! > and to make another thing ! I find that it will be interesting to study th= e > increase > of the solar activity, perhaps would have surprises ! ..... ( I remember t= o > have > copied good signals of Warren in August ) > > 73 qro Jean-Pierre f1afj > > Alan Melia a =E9crit : >> >> Hi Warren I dont think anything will prevent TA on 136 but it will become >> more difficult as the Sun becomes more active. The original crossings on >> 136kHz were made near the last Solar max, but it was necessary to select >> a >> favourable time, or be very lucky. Large flares and associated CMEs lead >> to >> increased path loss often for weeks. Good periods have been much more >> prevalent during the last 12 months and there have been few major >> geomagnetic events. >> 1 watt ERP is probably that marginal, higher powers are probably more >> likely >> to succeed more often. >> >> Another factor which muddies things is then when the first crossings were >> made we only have 3sec dot available via Robert Horne's Spectrogram. >> >> Cheers de Alan G3NYK >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Warren Ziegler" >> To: >> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:39 PM >> Subject: Re: LF: Re: Beacons from Eu / UK >> >> >> >>> >>> Hi Alan, >>> >>>> >>>> Probably not what you wanted but that is the present status. 136 is >>>> >> >> fairly >> >>>> >>>> quiet over here just now, but it may be the last good chance to make th= e >>>> crossing for a few years !! >>>> >>> >>> What are you expecting to happen that will prevent T/A on 137 in >>> the future? >>> 73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XJ etc >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Alan Melia >>> >> >> wrote: >> >>>> >>>> Hi Andy there are no stations beaconing continuously on 136khz. However >>>> >> >> the >> >>>> >>>> usual way to observe the propagation is my monitoring the idle signal >>>> >> >> from >> >>>> >>>> DCF39 138.830 and/or HGA22 on 135.54. DCF39 is located at Burg near to >>>> Magdeburg in Germany. HGA22 is located at Lakihegy near Budapest. It is >>>> >> >> not >> >>>> >>>> as much fun as QRSS.DFCW, or WOLF, but they are very relaible. Steve >>>> >> >> Dove >> >>>> >>>> W3EEE post 24 hour strength plots, though his system is down at present= . >>>> Most TA attempts from this side are made by arrangement usually via thi= s >>>> list. >>>> Probably not what you wanted but that is the present status. 136 is >>>> >> >> fairly >> >>>> >>>> quiet over here just now, but it may be the last good chance to make th= e >>>> crossing for a few years !! >>>> >>>> Cheers de Alan G3NYK >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Andy - KU4XR" >>>> To: >>>> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 5:13 PM >>>> Subject: LF: Beacons from Eu / UK >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Greetings from the US: >>>>> >>>>> I want to monitor 136 / 137 KHz this winter for TA beacons, >>>>> if there are any on. Will someone tell me if there are any >>>>> that beacon continuously, what mode and frequency, callsign. >>>>> If I have a list, and know where to look, that is a starting >>>>> place. Thanks for your replies; 73: >>>>> >>>>> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. >>>>> LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 73 Warren K2ORS >>> WD2XGJ >>> WD2XSH/23 >>> WE2XEB/2 >>> WE2XGR/1 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > --=20 73 Warren K2ORS WD2XGJ WD2XSH/23 WE2XEB/2 WE2XGR/1