X-GM-THRID: 1234264304837412806 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.35.22.8 with SMTP id z8cs157885pyi; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.242.20 with SMTP id p20mr2934641ugh.1177086167562; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id m1si6071991uge.2007.04.20.09.22.44; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:22:47 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Hevp5-0004sZ-Li for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:18:59 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Hevp5-0004sQ-5a for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:18:59 +0100 Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Hevp4-0005Jk-08 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:18:58 +0100 Received: from G3vtt@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r8.1.) id l.d24.c5afb5c (40520) for ; Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:18:49 -0400 (EDT) From: G3vtt@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:18:49 EDT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5017 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: LF: 500-Hooray! Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1177085929" 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 1861 -------------------------------1177085929 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 'afternoon all, I had the NoV arrive today and got on the air at 1520z with G3KEV. I've since worked G3UNT. The statio here is simple, just a 6L6 c/o at 2w and a two valve 6SK7 regen receiver. Kindly do not laugh, it works well. The receiver is stunning to say the least. I have a new three stage transmitter on the stocks and an upconverter using 'fire fet' technology. The antenna is a 20m dipole at 30 ft with the feeders strapped and an ex navy variometer. My garden is tiny, only 35ft by 45 ft, although I have an extensive radial system stretching out into the field and under the new driveway. Hopefully I will work many of you before too long. I would like to thank GI3PDN and G3ROO for their encouragement in getting on the band. Hopefully the operations on '5 ton' will remain as in true amateur radio form with homebrew, low power, self training and, at last, not a contest in sight. As I was told by GI3PDN -'there are no pot hunters around'. 73 Colin G3VTT -------------------------------1177085929 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

'afternoon all,

I had the NoV arrive today and got on the air at 1520z with G3KEV. I've= =20 since worked G3UNT. The statio here is simple, just a 6L6 c/o at 2w and= a=20 two valve 6SK7 regen receiver. Kindly do not laugh, it works well. The recei= ver=20 is stunning to say the least.

I have a new three stage transmitter on the stocks and an upconverter u= sing=20 'fire fet' technology. The antenna is a 20m dipole at 30 ft with the feeders= =20 strapped and an ex navy variometer. My garden is tiny, only 35ft by 45 ft,=20 although I have an extensive radial system stretching out into the field and= =20 under the new driveway.

Hopefully I will work many of you before too long. I would like to than= k=20 GI3PDN and G3ROO for their encouragement in getting on the band. Hopefully t= he=20 operations on '5 ton' will remain as in true amateur radio form with homebre= w,=20 low power, self training and, at last, not a contest in sight. As I was told= by=20 GI3PDN -'there are no pot hunters around'.

73

Colin G3VTT

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