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Hi Dave,
 
Thanks for your e-mail.  Its nice to get a report, even a local one,  as I 
have put out so many tests and calls in recent weeks without any  reponse that I 
am beginning to think 500 kHz is rather a waste of time from  Plymouth.  When 
considering the very few stations I have heard at workable  strength, and 
more so on the ones that I can't hear or even detect on spectran,  I am convinced 
that Dartmoor and the hilly ground around my qth have a very  serious effect 
on 500 kHz propagation. 
So far Tom and Laurie are the only stations I have worked and the  loudest 
signals I have heard have been from GI4DPE after dark and GW4HXO in  daylight.  
The path to both of these stations is relatively clear as it  passes along the 
Tamar valley and over the less rugged terrain of western  Dartmoor.  G3OLB is 
relatively local, maybe 40 miles in a straight line,  and is readable in day 
time although weak at times. I was quite  surprised when G3AQC called me after 
my contact with Tom as it was in the  afternoon and he was a good 559.  The 
route to Chichester, about 150  miles, is mostly along the coast and this gives 
an idea of the possibilies  over a good path.  G3VTT was active at the same 
time as G3AQC but I  could not find a trace of his signal on spectran. 
 
Your rx is ok Dave - I have 8 crystals covering frequencies from  501.34 - 
503.86 kHz. 
 
Look forward to getting a report from your home qth one day.
 
73 Peter, G3JFS
 
 
In a message dated 07/07/2007 22:08:02 Greenwich Standard Time,  
ganymede444@btopenworld.com writes:

Hi,  Peter, Tom, Laurie, Colin, LF,

I've just got back from a few days  holiday in Dartmouth, Devon (235 unread
e-mails from the LF reflector when  I got home today...). I heard your QSO
with Tom, G3OLB, and then your QSO  with Laurie G3AQC. You were 579 on a 1.8m
tuned loop, Tom was 539 and  Laurie was 559.

I have also subsequently heard you in beacon mode  several times. The RX
set-up at the holiday QTH is really crummy, but I  seemed the hear you on a
different frequency nearer to 503.0 kHz on one  occasion at 2210 hours local
on the 4th July. Do you actually have more  than one TX frequency, or is my
"Driftomatic" RX telling me  fibs?

The only other confirmed station I heard was Colin G3VTT calling  CQ on 4th
July at 2210hrs local at RST 539. I think I heard Jim M0BMU's  callsign
during the evening of 3rd July around 2245 hours local, but I only  heard it
once.

73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM

-----Original  Message-----
From:  owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
[mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On  Behalf Of Dave Sergeant
Sent: 30 June 2007 16:56
To:  rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: Re: 502 kHz test from  G3JFS


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