Return-Path: <owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1102; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=unavailable version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id s7NGXXZu003756 for <sq5bpf@lipkowski.org>; Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:33:33 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1XLECh-00079p-41 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:30:11 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1XLECg-00079g-Nz for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:30:10 +0100 Received: from smtpout5.wanadoo.co.uk ([80.12.242.80] helo=smtpout.wanadoo.co.uk) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk>) id 1XLECe-00053l-Uy for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:30:09 +0100 Received: from AGB ([95.145.225.70]) by mwinf5d62 with ME id iGW71o00h1XlVyv03GW7DJ; Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:30:08 +0200 X-ME-Helo: AGB X-ME-Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:30:08 +0200 X-ME-IP: 95.145.225.70 Message-ID: <B8940ACFE28B42B3805F676DB0AEE371@AGB> From: "Graham" <g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> References: <544EFA4492F045CCA5E15136BCAC5C05@AGB> <816B2C199D3B4939A4B2384980249F82@AGB> In-Reply-To: <816B2C199D3B4939A4B2384980249F82@AGB> Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:30:07 +0100 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-Scan-Signature: 29f1b43ee9e13e220716185d38bfb88c Subject: Re: LF: Daytime 477 OP8 test Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005D_01CFBEF7.E219B990" 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-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 282 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01CFBEF7.E219B990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 150 watts=20 16:23 477 G0NBD de G4WGT Op8 21 mi +4 dB F:0% in Chorley, IO83qo 16:23 477 G0NBD de G6AVK Op8 199 mi -11 dB F:0% in Rayleigh, Essex 16:23 477 G0NBD de G8ALS Op8 93 mi -10 dB in Coventry From: Graham=20 Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:33 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: Re: LF: Daytime 477 OP8 test=20 -14 db at 200 miles , not expected with 50 watts ! should still = decode with 5 or less watts ..=20 Tnx-G,=20 15:30 477 G0NBD de G6AVK Op8 199 mi -14 dB F:0% in Rayleigh, Essex 15:30 477 G0NBD de G4WGT Op8 21 mi +1 dB F:0% in Chorley, IO83qo 15:20 477 G0NBD de G6AVK Op8 199 mi -16 dB F:10%_Ini in Rayleigh, = Essex 15:19 477 G0NBD de G4WGT Op8 21 mi +2 dB F:0% in Chorley, IO83qo From: Graham=20 Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:04 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: LF: Daytime 477 OP8 test=20 Daytime 477 OP8 test=20 Just re-assembled the MF tuner , etc , modified the invL , wound = the 30 ft dog leg onto cok-bottle and now have 2 loading coils = , one at the top of the vertical section and one at the end of = the top section , with anit corona ring just after it , hoisted = to top mount , aby 40 ft above ground . tune seems ok , did sharp ,=20 Power 50 watts carrier =20 Running OP8 beacon on 477 dial frequency , 478.500 ish = carrier=20 Rx - ON , timer 16 mins =20 Reports / traces etc welcome=20 73-Graham G0NBD ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01CFBEF7.E219B990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: = 15px"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 = CanvasTabStop=3D"true"=20 name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT size=3D3> <P>150 watts </P> <P><B><FONT size=3D3>16:23 477 G0NBD de G4WGT Op8 21 mi +4 dB F:0% in = Chorley,=20 IO83qo</P> <P>16:23 477 G0NBD de G6AVK Op8 199 mi -11 dB F:0% in Rayleigh, = Essex</P> <P>16:23 477 G0NBD de G8ALS Op8 93 mi -10 dB in=20 Coventry</P></B></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk CTRL + Click to follow link" = href=3D"mailto:g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk">Graham</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:33 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org CTRL + Click to follow = link"=20 href=3D"mailto:rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org">rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= </A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: LF: Daytime 477 OP8 test </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline !important; FONT: 13px/16px 'Helvetica = Neue', Helvetica, Arial, san-serif, Roboto; WHITE-SPACE: normal; FLOAT: = none; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px">-14=20 db at 200 miles , not expected with 50 = watts =20 ! should still decode with 5 = or =20 less watts .. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN=20 style=3D"TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); = TEXT-INDENT: 0px; DISPLAY: inline !important; FONT: 13px/16px 'Helvetica = Neue', Helvetica, Arial, san-serif, Roboto; WHITE-SPACE: normal; FLOAT: = none; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 13px/16px 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, = san-serif, Roboto; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: = rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_13><FONT size=3D3 = face=3DArial></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 13px/16px 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, = san-serif, Roboto; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: = rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; = -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_13>Tnx-G, </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = rgb(255,255,255); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT: 13px/16px 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, = san-serif, Roboto; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: = rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; 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MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_6>15:30 477 G0NBD de G6AVK = Op8 199 mi=20 -14 dB F:0% in Rayleigh, Essex</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_6>15:30 477 G0NBD de G4WGT = Op8 21 mi=20 +1 dB F:0% in Chorley, IO83qo</DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_6><BR = id=3Dyui_3_15_0_1_1408806959708_1933></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_6><BR></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_6> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_6>15:20 477 G0NBD de G6AVK = Op8 199 mi=20 -16 dB F:10%_Ini in Rayleigh, Essex</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"=20 id=3Dyui_3_15_0_6_1408806959708_6>15:19 477 G0NBD de G4WGT = Op8 21 mi=20 +2 dB F:0% in Chorley, IO83qo</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Dg8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk=20 href=3D"mailto:g8fzk@g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk">Graham</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, August 23, 2014 4:04 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Drsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 href=3D"mailto:rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org">rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= </A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> LF: Daytime 477 OP8 test </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Daytime 477 OP8 test </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just re-assembled the MF tuner , etc , =20 modified the invL , wound the 30 ft =20 dog leg onto cok-bottle and now have = 2=20 loading coils , one at the top of the =20 vertical section and one at the end = of=20 the top section , with anit corona = ring =20 just after it , hoisted to top mount = ,=20 aby 40 ft above ground .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>tune seems ok , did sharp , </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Power 50 watts carrier </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Running OP8 beacon on 477 = dial frequency , 478.500 ish = carrier=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rx - ON , timer 16 mins </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Reports / traces etc welcome </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>73-Graham</DIV> <DIV>G0NBD</DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_005D_01CFBEF7.E219B990--