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Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:04:00 +0100
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Chris,

Your CQ call on 136.5kHz at 7pm was copied at 559 here on the earth
electrode antenna and straight into the FT817, which is deaf on 136kHz. I'll
send you the recording.

No TX gear on the band  ....yet.

73s
Roger G3XBM


On 23 June 2010 18:41, Chris Osborn <g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Dave / Chris / LF,
>
> Thanks for comments and reports.
> I'll try to keep to the following schedule this evening, unless called:
>
> GMT               MODE    QRG
> 18.00 - 18.20  CW     136.5 kHz
> 18.20 - 18.40  RTTY  137.5 kHz
> 18.40 - 19.00  QRSS  137.7 kHz
> 19.00 - 19.20  CW      136.5 kHz
> 19.20 - 19.40  RTTY  137.5 kHz
> 19.40 - 20.00  QRSS  137.7 kHz
>
> Calls / reports welcome as always.
>
> 73
> Chris
> G3XIZ
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Dave Sergeant <dave@davesergeant.com>
> *To:* rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> *Sent:* Wed, 23 June, 2010 14:14:31
> *Subject:* LF: Re: 136 kHz Tonight
>
> On 23 Jun 2010 at 5:34, Chris Osborn wrote:
>
> > LF,
> >
> > Yesterday evening I was QRV on 136 / 137 kHz -  CW, QRSS and RTTY.
> > I had no contacts and received no reports.
> >
> > I shall be on LF again tonight from about 19.00 GMT should anyone
> > care to try for a QSO or merely wish to check their receiving set up.
> >
> > 73
> > Chris G3XIZ
> >
>
> I took a listen down on 136kHz last night Chris, using my 500kHz
> resonant vertical and my Datong UC/1. I heard you calling CQ on CW, and
> presumably you also on QRSS something or other a bit later. The antenna
> of course was WAY off resonance so you were pretty weak - DCF39 was
> only s8.
>
> This morning I tried resonating the vertical on 136 using the old
> 'bucket' inductors I used when I was last on the band, which are still
> in the dustbin by the vertical. The resulting 9.8mH should according to
> my calculations have brought it to resonance on around 136, but my
> AA200 shows no resonance only a very slight dip at 400kHz and it now
> seems even worse with DCF39 only s7...
>
> I shall be racking my brains over the next few days over why the theory
> doesn't seem to work! This will be receive only, I have no plans to get
> transmitting again as my old transverter is very much in bits nowadays.
>
> 73 Dave G3YMC
>
> http://www.davesergeant.com
>
>
>
>


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Chris,<br><br>Your CQ call on 136.5kHz at 7pm was copied at 559 here on th=
e earth electrode antenna and straight into the FT817, which is deaf on 13=
6kHz. I&#39;ll send you the recording.<br><br>No TX gear on the band=A0 ..=
..yet.<br>
<br>73s<br>Roger G3XBM<br><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 23 June 20=
10 18:41, Chris Osborn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:g3xiz@yahoo=
.co.uk">g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(=
204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div style=3D"font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font=
-size: 12pt;"><div>Dave / Chris / LF,</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Thanks for comments and reports.</div>
<div>I&#39;ll try to keep to the following schedule this evening, unless=
 called:</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>GMT=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 MODE=A0=A0=A0 QRG</div>
<div>18.00 - 18.20=A0 CW=A0 =A0 =A0136.5 kHz</div>
<div>18.20 - 18.40 =A0RTTY =A0137.5 kHz</div>
<div>18.40 - 19.00=A0 QRSS =A0137.7 kHz</div>
<div>19.00 - 19.20=A0=A0CW=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 136.5 kHz</div>
<div>19.20 - 19.40=A0 RTTY=A0 137.5 kHz</div>
<div>19.40 - 20.00=A0 QRSS=A0 137.7 kHz</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Calls / reports welcome as always.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>73</div>
<div>Chris</div>
<div>G3XIZ<br></div>
<div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times=
,serif;"><br>
<div style=3D"font-size: 13px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><=
font face=3D"Tahoma" size=3D"2">
<hr size=3D"1">
<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Dave Sergeant &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:dave@davesergeant.com" target=3D"_blank">dave@davesergean=
t.com</a>&gt;<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a=
 href=3D"mailto:rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org" target=3D"_blank">rsgb_lf_gr=
oup@blacksheep.org</a><br>
<b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wed, 23 June, 2010=
 14:14:31<br><b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> LF:=
 Re: 136 kHz Tonight<br></font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>On 23=
 Jun 2010 at 5:34, Chris Osborn wrote:<br>
<br>&gt; LF,<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Yesterday evening=A0I was QRV on 136 / 137 kH=
z - =A0CW, QRSS and RTTY.<br>&gt; I had no contacts and received no report=
s.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I shall be on LF again tonight from about 19.00 GMT sho=
uld anyone<br>
&gt; care to try for a QSO or merely wish to check their receiving set up.=
<br>&gt;<br>&gt; 73<br>&gt; Chris G3XIZ<br>&gt;<br><br>I took a listen dow=
n on 136kHz last night Chris, using my 500kHz<br>resonant vertical and my=
 Datong UC/1. I heard you calling CQ on CW, and<br>
presumably you also on QRSS something or other a
 bit later. The antenna<br>of course was WAY off resonance so you were pre=
tty weak - DCF39 was<br>only s8.<br><br>This morning I tried resonating th=
e vertical on 136 using the old<br>&#39;bucket&#39; inductors I used when=
 I was last on the band, which are still<br>
in the dustbin by the vertical. The resulting 9.8mH should according to<br=
>my calculations have brought it to resonance on around 136, but my<br>AA2=
00 shows no resonance only a very slight dip at 400kHz and it now<br>seems=
 even worse with DCF39 only s7...<br>
<br>I shall be racking my brains over the next few days over why the theor=
y<br>doesn&#39;t seem to work! This will be receive only, I have no plans=
 to get<br>transmitting again as my old transverter is very much in bits=
 nowadays.<br>
<br>73 Dave G3YMC<br><br><a href=3D"http://www.davesergeant.com/" target=
=3D"_blank">http://www.davesergeant.com</a><br><br><br></div></div></div><=
/div></div><br>



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