Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-df04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id A18D5380000D9; Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:01:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Rw0qc-0006hf-Bq for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:29:50 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Rw0qb-0006hW-SO for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:29:49 +0000 Received: from smtpout3.wanadoo.co.uk ([80.12.242.59] helo=smtpout.wanadoo.co.uk) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Rw0qZ-00055v-8N for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:29:49 +0000 Received: from AGB ([2.26.16.32]) by mwinf5d43 with ME id YQVe1i0060hWPvm03QVev9; Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:29:41 +0100 Message-ID: From: "Graham" To: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:29:37 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 120210-1, 10/02/2012), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,RCVD_ILLEGAL_IP=0.234 Subject: LF: WE2XGR/6 OP8 & OP4 tests Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_007F_01CCE854.3CAFC1B0" 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_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME 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-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:416191680:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40d84f35bdfa3276 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01CCE854.3CAFC1B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Interesting post in the yahoo group May be a long haul OP2 test would give a useful comparison , = other than ground wave , I have not seen , the longer OP16 produce = reliable decodes on 500 , OP8 may be the better choice , but = 2/4 have not been tested ? G. WE2XGR/6 [aka WE6XGR-OPERA mode call sign] I ran OP8 for an hour and = went to OP4 for an hour and back to OP8 for final hour. OP8 certainly = shows promise as a good compromise speed. On OP8 many decodes were all = the way down to -35 [G0KTN]. Best I got on OP4 tonite was a -30. All = transmitting tonight was at 200 W and that is 20 W ERP with my antenna. > Thanks to the following for all the decodes; >=20 > G4WGT > G0KTN [-35 USING OP8] > WU9Q > WW2R > AC4IU > W3NF > N4FRE > K3SIW > N6RY > VE4XC ------=_NextPart_000_007F_01CCE854.3CAFC1B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Interesting post in the yahoo group

May be a long haul OP2 test = would =20 give a useful comparison , other than ground wave = , I=20 have not seen , the longer OP16 = produce =20 reliable decodes on 500 , OP8 may be = the =20 better choice , but 2/4 have not been = tested =20 ?

WE2XGR/6 [aka WE6XGR-OPERA mode call sign] I ran OP8 for an hour = and went=20 to OP4 for an hour and back to OP8 for final hour. OP8 certainly shows = promise=20 as a good compromise speed. On OP8 many decodes were all the way down to = -35=20 [G0KTN]. Best I got on OP4 tonite was a -30. All transmitting tonight = was at 200=20 W and that is 20 W ERP with my antenna.
> Thanks to the following = for all=20 the decodes;
>
> G4WGT
> G0KTN [-35 USING = OP8]
>=20 WU9Q
> WW2R
> AC4IU
> W3NF
> N4FRE
> = K3SIW
>=20 N6RY
> VE4XC

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