Return-Path: Received: from rly-da04.mx.aol.com (rly-da04.mail.aol.com [172.19.129.78]) by air-da04.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDA044-a6749334a783b3; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:23:09 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-da04.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDA047-a6749334a783b3; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:22:50 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1L6yQj-00021w-TG for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:22:33 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1L6yQj-00021n-GE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:22:33 +0000 Received: from rv-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.198.241]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1L6yQi-00016J-KZ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:22:33 +0000 Received: by rv-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id k29so2440236rvb.4 for ; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:22:30 -0800 (PST) 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:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :content-disposition; bh=LhxsuG9EVmgzSJdeZH16tujWWt80Mw0FovM5H5Xlu30=; b=OvEi8hjJnYKZwoOe/Asaa/+PU6OknXWf1c+Jr63ztcB2JursWFvbGdqaG2kp76fh7G q9gAZHVPZJkUDbSvvyq6SGmw04B45eLISjGesCvun/ZsHVNFaiCwhNI146TKlzkuVO0N BLvCrIpbWe9uABdzLwYHty4rsB4UFNxmvWDu4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=enPr+6H42ibixNyYSBPWLbJUd83se7o7a/9A6CNGBLgqltqW6bxeiOnyh04gOqlegW PGfiIuQ4kGi/LbOSn+XdufUt57ZJIuMsVsi7wACzFiLIeo1HnkjWLp1iWNXIB2O29TMN 2X8mJ/vG8vfmarWH3ky0gH/KHYmtT3Rb/11mE= Received: by 10.142.246.19 with SMTP id t19mr4313715wfh.99.1228098150823; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:22:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.231.5 with HTTP; Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:22:30 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <57a24ca70811301822h48f09ddodcb9478e71a3ea56@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:22:30 -0500 From: "Warren Ziegler" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: 1st 500kHz T/A QSO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 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-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d291.2 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : fail X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Congrats to Bob WE2XGR/6 and Finbar GI4DPE for the 1st transatlantic ssb/cw contact on 500kHz! Bob worked Finbar first as a regular cw contact, then Bob switched to ssb on 510kHz and continued the QSO. This is despite an ice storm at Bob's QTH which deposited 1/4" of ice on Bob's antenna which resulted in Bob's output power dropping to 500W. (Bob's estimated ERP 60-70W on ssb rather than the usual 200W). -- 73 Warren K2ORS WD2XGJ WD2XSH/23 WE2XEB/2 WE2XGR/1