X-GM-THRID: 1237999825186450318 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.172.11 with SMTP id u11cs180951hue; Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:15:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.170.2 with SMTP id s2mr4056903bue.1181250908143; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:15:08 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id i8si1318776nfh.2007.06.07.14.15.05; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:15:08 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) DomainKey-Status: good (test mode) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1HwPGw-0007lD-0O for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:11:58 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HwPGv-0007l4-GW for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:11:57 +0100 Received: from web86411.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([217.146.188.202]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HwPGu-0008Aa-Fk for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:11:57 +0100 Received: (qmail 77580 invoked by uid 60001); 7 Jun 2007 21:10:51 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=MHDiRZs1EU8kjA6fLoUBOALvSOFB3qb7bafC/E8yfP72udIl1SMOr4FuZZloWdjtSCTlIUxK9tXcHF9Q8MsEPlyNdPqo3qbAz5HHxtzYgLjtqyjyoa3nmfZUXxbnphlkIjt/seJoHAHtvfxbMfwB07cf9LHGj6YPBbi3rw+c/Gw=; X-YMail-OSG: HqQBGG8VM1nSbwFDVyIoBcuJsL7w.nYWVkf4r9pPtmHfnD.3hTwMNfFHZlJVuEFdks96MONVsHpgJ5DU2lwAoGPwf4edpWUWeRqcQyUSQBdA.1jpCXkq_1pIkDU- Received: from [80.6.40.58] by web86411.mail.ird.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:10:50 BST Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:10:50 +0100 (BST) From: CHRISTOPHER OSBORN To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <000f01c7a838$d863e9d0$47bce150@o> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <899571.77318.qm@web86411.mail.ird.yahoo.com> DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: [500] G4GDR - Active on 500 kHz Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1816269183-1181250650=:77318" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=HTML_40_50,HTML_FONTCOLOR_BLUE, HTML_MESSAGE 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 3630 --0-1816269183-1181250650=:77318 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Rog, Early Saturdays or Sundays is best for me - say 7.30 - 8.30 ish I can take a listen for you tomorrow late (Friday ) say 11 - 11.30 73 Chris XIZ Gw3UEP <500kcs@uku.co.uk> wrote: I often hear your beacon at good strength - best times for a sked Chris? ----- Original Message ----- From: CHRISTOPHER OSBORN To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 9:44 PM Subject: Re: LF: [500] G4GDR - Active on 500 kHz Hi Rog, Just back from a few days away. Thanks for Adrian's report which I've QSP'd. No, I haven't received the MP3 file yet. The ground system here is a single 2m copper pipe rammed into the earth at the bottom of the aerial vertical section. The local water table is high and only about 2 feet down !! I think my success is due to a 2.5 m x 10m metal corrugated roof which runs under the aerial top section !! I often hear your beacon at good strength. 73 Chris XIZ Chris, Adrian is usually identifiable here during day, similar to G3UNT, at MDS. You might like to QSP rprt. Did you eventually get that MP3 file from last Sunday [XIZ/KEV]. Interesting F/S results & ur Tx info - only managing ~300mA [4W] here with high Input-Res / gnd loss ~40R, also tree/forest-loss. You must have a FB gnd system. 72, Rog. ----- Original Message ----- From: CHRISTOPHER OSBORN To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 11:14 PM Subject: Re: LF: [500] G4GDR - Active on 500 kHz Thanks Dave, I've forwarded your E-mail on to Adrian. I'm sure he'll be pleased. My aerial current is about 0.5 A and the TX puts 4 watts into a 50 ohm dummy load. Good luck with the F/S measurements. 73 Chris G3XIZ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Tryit now. --0-1816269183-1181250650=:77318 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Rog,
Early Saturdays or Sundays is best for me - say 7.30 - 8.30 ish
I can take a listen for you tomorrow late (Friday ) say 11 - 11.30
73 Chris XIZ

Gw3UEP <500kcs@uku.co.uk> wrote:
I often hear your beacon at good strength - best times for a sked Chris?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: LF: [500] G4GDR - Active on 500 kHz

Hi Rog,
 
Just back from a few days away.
Thanks for Adrian's report which I've QSP'd.
No, I haven't received the MP3 file yet.
 
The ground system here is a single 2m copper pipe rammed into the earth at the bottom of the aerial vertical section.
The local water table is high and only about 2 feet down !!
I think my success is due to a 2.5 m x 10m metal corrugated roof which runs under the aerial top section !!
 
I often hear your beacon at good strength.
 
73 Chris XIZ

Chris, Adrian is usually identifiable here during day, similar to G3UNT, at MDS. You might like to QSP rprt.
 
Did you eventually get that MP3 file from last Sunday [XIZ/KEV].
 
Interesting F/S results & ur Tx info - only managing ~300mA [4W] here with high Input-Res / gnd loss ~40R, also tree/forest-loss.
You must have a FB gnd system.
 
72, Rog.
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: LF: [500] G4GDR - Active on 500 kHz

Thanks Dave,

I've forwarded your E-mail on to Adrian.
I'm sure he'll be pleased.

My aerial current is about 0.5 A and the TX puts 4 watts into a 50 ohm dummy load.

Good luck with the F/S measurements.

73 Chris G3XIZ


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