X-GM-THRID: 1239409407604874015 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.172.10 with SMTP id u10cs202586hue; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.186.5 with SMTP id j5mr7450272buf.1181995716663; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:08:36 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id c9si4876515nfi.2007.06.16.05.08.28; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:08:36 -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 1HzX1q-0007DU-QY for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:05:18 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HzX1q-0007DL-Az for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:05:18 +0100 Received: from imo-d23.mx.aol.com ([205.188.139.137]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HzX1p-0000gR-97 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:05:18 +0100 Received: from ColePe@aol.com by imo-d23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id l.d54.b205510 (57341) for ; Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:01:21 -0400 (EDT) From: ColePe@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:01:20 EDT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: GW4HXO Beacon Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1181995280" 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_40_50,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: 1294 -------------------------------1181995280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en =20 In a message dated 16/06/2007 11:20:02 Greenwich Standard Time, =20 mjprobert@ynysdawelcottages.com writes: =20 Hello All=20 Grateful thanks to all who have posted reports on my 501.3 khz beacon.=20 The problem at this location on the South West coastal tip of Wales is=20 massive noise pollution from the adsl broadband connection.=20 This takes the form similar to the =E2=80=9Cgalloping horses=E2=80=9D effec= t that were=20 previously experienced from Loran sidebands on 136. Receiving on the Tx ant= enna=20 is impossible.=20 Having constructed a shielded loop to a design developed by Finbar GI4DPE,=20= I=20 find that although I can null out a certain degree the qrn it makes weak=20 signal reception still virtually impossible.=20 I have on a temporary basis, access to a noise free area about 80m from the= =20 house. To date, I have only heard and worked the 2 GI=E2=80=99s and my nea= r=20 neighbour GW3UEP who is about 50km NW of me. We exchange 599 signals. I hav= e yet to=20 hear any signals across =E2=80=9Cthe border=E2=80=9D=20 Hope to locate the loop in the quiet zone at times indeterminate over this=20 weekend, chores etc permitting. The obvious problem with the loop is that i= f=20 called by someone on whom I am not =E2=80=9Cbeaming=E2=80=9D I don=E2=80= =99t hear them!=20 Trust this explains my lack of response in the past.=20 Final comment=E2=80=94136khz was much easier!=20 73=20 Mike GW4HXO. Hello Mike, =20 at 12.00 GMT your signal is still good copy in Plymouth and has been very=20 consistent since I started monitoring early this morning. I have not notic= ed=20 any significant fading during my visits to the shack throughout the morning= . =20 You are the first station that I have heard in daytime and the loudest apar= t=20 from GI4DPE heard some weeks ago (after dark). I wouldn't put too much=20 faith in my S meter but estimate that you are at least an S point above my=20= local=20 noise - what really matters is that you would be comfortable copy for a cw=20 qso. =20 Look forward to working you soon. =20 73 =20 Peter, G3JFS =20 -------------------------------1181995280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en
In a message dated 16/06/2007 11:20:02 Greenwich Standard Time,=20 mjprobert@ynysdawelcottages.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D3>

Hello=20 All

 

Grateful thanks to all who h= ave=20 posted reports on my 501.3 khz beacon.

The problem at this location= on=20 the South West coastal tip of Wales is massive noise pollut= ion=20 from the adsl broadband connection.

This takes the form similar=20= to the=20 =E2=80=9Cgalloping horses=E2=80=9D effect that were previously experienced= from Loran=20 sidebands on 136. Receiving on the Tx antenna is=20 impossible.

Having constructed a shielde= d loop=20 to a design developed by Finbar GI4DPE, I find that although I can null ou= t a=20 certain degree the qrn it  makes weak signal reception still virtuall= y=20 impossible.

I have on a temporary basis,= =20 access to a noise free area about 80m from the house.  To date, I hav= e=20 only heard and worked the 2 GI=E2=80=99s and my near neighbour GW3UEP who=20= is about=20 50km NW of me. We exchange 599 signals. I have yet to hear any signals acr= oss=20 =E2=80=9Cthe border=E2=80=9D

 

Hope to locate the loop in t= he=20 quiet zone at times indeterminate over this weekend, chores etc permitting= .=20  The obvious problem with the loop is that if called by someone on wh= om I=20 am not =E2=80=9Cbeaming=E2=80=9D I don=E2=80=99t hear them!

Trust this explains my lack=20= of=20 response in the past.

Final comment=E2=80=94136khz= was much=20 easier!

 

73<= /P>

 

Mike =20 GW4HXO.

Hello Mike,
 
at 12.00 GMT your signal is still=20= good=20 copy in Plymouth and has been very consistent since I started monitorin= g=20 early this morning.  I have not noticed any significant fading during m= y=20 visits to the shack throughout the morning.
 
You are the first station that I have heard in daytime a= nd the=20 loudest apart from GI4DPE heard some weeks ago (after dark).  I wouldn'= t=20 put too much faith in my S meter but estimate that you are at least an S poi= nt=20 above my local noise - what really matters is that you would be comfortable=20= copy=20 for a cw qso.
 
Look forward to working you soon.
 
73
 
Peter, G3JFS
 -------------------------------1181995280--