Return-Path: Received: from rly-db09.mx.aol.com (rly-db09.mail.aol.com [172.19.130.84]) by air-db04.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB042-ae94985f224209; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:04:26 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-db09.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDB097-ae94985f224209; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:04:05 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LThbp-00010W-Ap for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:03:57 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LThbo-00010M-RM for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:03:56 +0000 Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.92.147]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LThbm-0005vb-4L for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:03:56 +0000 Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 5so380138qwc.16 for ; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:03:52 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=XC0XgFdITnpeJpLfBRi5dcqVtptszqK9imscRxSnLvE=; b=HcKvySY/ZViaUv56Ko3MUlkMwFECItIfzOLrdO1VO12y0rJJ90fe+yVJPQGeCyZa3u B3qEdWDQdAIig+uIZjMnkBTkxhCSh6x21QHRo2iWaqtkvR0XYxkNnKMhGqj/D4g+SK/t KASDvXxWc6knu6Hr00GABdAB1fNMDhlq1Ij8o= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=vYV0vH1yCfosJWeywx1GtMOsRC86hW17vHqOpCxtjKaCjwbcGIKOkiRXOhIgzw4j5F rNvZY9DIhDHLUdVflyB8HjZ8ZwfDOYOdXx+58A2N8NN4AKRWWR0cxqVDGZJzzPYvI17F gvjj4Q0b7/0MMGn9BPbXUApTifNuTxi+YmZhw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.214.243.18 with SMTP id q18mr1476129qah.14.1233515032091; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:03:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1C74AC0CBE924A0FB6DC4ADC1B7072CF@JimPC> References: <1C74AC0CBE924A0FB6DC4ADC1B7072CF@JimPC> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 19:03:52 +0000 Message-ID: From: Andy Talbot To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: 'JNT WSPR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d224.2 ; domain : googlemail.com DKIM : pass X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Yes, I saw that double listing as well, just as I broke off to listen to G0NBD's Olivia signal. Just about to return to WSPR, see if that freq jump can be triggerred. Andy G4JNT www.g4jnt.com 2009/2/1 James Moritz : > Dear Andy, LF Group, > > Should be better now - I have been playing with antennas due to the problem > that arose yesterday with the increased noise levels. Incidentally, I just > saw your frequency jump from 503870 to 503885 Hz in the middle of the 1830 > transmission, but still gave 0dB and +3dB SNRs - on two frequencies! > > After going out and about with a loop and portable RX, I am now pretty > certain that the QRM is being radiated from the Brookmans Park transmitter > site. I am not entirely certain, but there seems to be some correlation > between the noise and the BBC R5 909kHz transmission audio, the antenna of > which is about 500m from here. This was also the case before, but the QRM > level has risen by about 20dB in the last day or so. > > As an experiment, I have lashed up an EWE-like antenna, and with suitable > tweaking this gives about 20dB of unidirectional null, which has brought me > back to more or less where I was before, at least for signals coming from a > westerly direction. It is too big to be a permanent fixture, and also > interacts with the TX antenna. But I think similar or better results will be > achievable by phasing a vertical antenna against the existing loops here. > > Cheers, Jim Moritz > 73 de M0BMU > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Talbot" > To: > Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 5:26 PM > Subject: LF: 'JNT WSPR > > >> Why are you reporting such a low SNR, Jim ? > > >