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From: "Dave G3WCB" <ganymede444@btopenworld.com>
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Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:01:41 +0100
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Subject: RE: LF: [500]: GM4SLV - report
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John, LF, Finbar.

It looks like the extra work on the antenna has paid off - this is the first
time I have caught sight or sound of your sigs... Definitely would be an "O"
copy on QRSS, and maybe audible copy too, if the band was a bit quieter.

Finbar was also very strong here, RST 589 most of the time, with a little
QSB....things are looking up!

73 & GN de Dave G3WCB IO91RM

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of John
Pumford-Green GM4SLV
Sent: 11 August 2007 23:55
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Finbar
Subject: Re: LF: [500]: GM4SLV - report


On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:35:32 +0100
"Dave G3WCB" <ganymede444@btopenworld.com> wrote:

> Hi, John.
>
> Clear traces of your signals during your QSO with Finbar. See
> attached grab. You are very slightly HF of Finbar on 502.429.
>
> I was able to catch one or two characters by ear as well. Make that
> an RST "129", then!
>
> 73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM
>
>

Dave, LF, Finbar

Thanks for the screengrab and report Dave!

Yes I agree I was a bit HF, I rapidly retuned from 503.? where I'd
been beaconing in QRSS to ~502.5 when I heard him calling me - didn't
quite net exactly!

I did a bit of antenna work yesterday and seem to have improved things.
I now have 11m vertical with 4 sloping top loading wires (previously
only 8m vertical) and many more radials. I can get 0.9A of RF now when
previously I could only get 0.6A. Added to the extra height this all
adds about 4dB to my ERP - I can now actually achieve 100mW.

I got the best ever report from Finbar tonight - and had a good 2 way
QSO.


I'm now off to bed, after a tiring afternoon running 9 miles of hilly
Shetland roads followed by a session in the pub afterwards watching
rugby and drinking Guinness.

Cheers,

John GM4SLV