Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5465 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2002 13:37:12 -0000 Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 5 Jul 2002 13:37:12 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 24652 invoked from network); 5 Jul 2002 13:36:21 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 5 Jul 2002 13:36:21 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17QTCW-0003pM-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 05 Jul 2002 14:32:44 +0100 Received: from imo-m08.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.163]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17QTCV-0003pH-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 05 Jul 2002 14:32:43 +0100 Received: from WarmSpgs@aol.com by imo-m08.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.21.) id l.a1.29d53e8d (4419) for ; Fri, 5 Jul 2002 09:32:08 -0400 (EDT) From: WarmSpgs@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 09:32:08 EDT Subject: Re: LF: 166.5 kHz Beacon To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 120 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: In a message dated 7/5/02 5:51:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Alan.Melia@btinternet.com writes: << Unfortunately that frequency is swamped by European BC sidebands. My noise level is about 30dBuV in 300Hz all night.....almost the strength I received CFH running 20kW....so I dont think there is much chance of hearing that on this side, certainly in the UK. >> Alas, I suspect Alan is right. To complicate the problem, the station does not seem to be radiating very efficiently at all. So far, it has only been reported heard in Mississippi, roughly 200 miles away. A typical 400W aerobeacon can be copied much farther on a regular basis. 73, John