Return-Path: Received: from rly-db08.mx.aol.com (rly-db08.mail.aol.com [172.19.130.83]) by air-db06.mail.aol.com (v121_r2.12) with ESMTP id MAILINDB064-ae148db63f0314; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:12:13 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-db08.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDB087-ae148db63f0314; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:12:03 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KinpB-0006dT-Fo for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:11:53 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KinpA-0006dK-V7 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:11:53 +0100 Received: from imo-d20.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.136]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Kinp7-0000A5-O9 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:11:52 +0100 Received: from GandalfG8@aol.com by imo-d20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v39.1.) id l.cc8.391a77f4 (42807) for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:11:36 -0400 (EDT) From: GandalfG8@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:11:36 EDT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5040 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-Spam-Score: 0.1 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.431,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: Beacon on approx 505.2KHz ? Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1222337496" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 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-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: domain : post.thorcom.com ; SPF_helo = n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: domain : aol.com ; SPF_822_from = + -------------------------------1222337496 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 25/09/2008 05:36:54 GMT Daylight Time, gm4slv@sighthound.demon.co.uk writes: I hope you get sorted out and on the air soon, we need another GM station to fill the void! The biggest beacon around that frequency (there are a few others) is DI2AM on 505.180. This is received here in Shetland 24/7, although audibility dips during the day, it's always visible on my grabber. It sends a normal speed CW ident follwed by its callsign in QRSS3, repeating every 5 minutes. Check http://www.gm4slv.org.uk/grabber2.htm to see what it looks like on a waterfall screen. -------------------- Hi John Many thanks for the reply, but I'm having "fun" enough trying to locate, and hopefully eliminate, some LF interference sources without even considering transmitting. You were right about DI2AM, I did make a recording as I was losing it but it was very quiet on playback and my hearing's not that good so couldn't read much other than the VVV at the start. Your prompting and repeated playing was enough to convince me though that I can, just about, read the callsign too:-) I did try to check your grabber last night but, for whatever reason, Google pointed me at the narrow band version and I was too dozy to notice the link to the full coverage display. regards Nigel GM8PZR -------------------------------1222337496 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 25/09/2008 05:36:54 GMT Daylight Time,=20 gm4slv@sighthound.demon.co.uk writes:

I hope=20 you get sorted out and on the air soon, we need another GM
station to f= ill=20 the void!

The biggest beacon around that frequency (there are a few= =20 others) is
DI2AM on 505.180. This is received here in Shetland=20 24/7,
although audibility dips during the day, it's always visible on=20 my
grabber.

It sends a normal speed CW ident follwed by its call= sign=20 in QRSS3,
repeating every 5 minutes. Check=20 http://www.gm4slv.org.uk/grabber2.htm
to see what it looks like on a=20 waterfall screen.

--------------------

Hi John

Many thanks for the reply, but I'm having "fun" enough trying=20 to locate, and hopefully eliminate, some LF interference=20 sources without even considering transmitting.

You were right about DI2AM, I did make a recording as I was losing= it=20 but it was very quiet on playback and my hearing's not that good so couldn't= =20 read much other than the VVV at the start. Your prompting and repeated=20 playing was enough to convince me though that I can, just about, read t= he=20 callsign too:-)

I did try to check your grabber last night but, for whatever reason, Go= ogle=20 pointed me at the narrow band version and I was too dozy to notice the link=20= to=20 the full coverage display.

regards

Nigel

GM8PZR

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