Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9590 invoked from network); 7 Apr 1999 21:59:29 +0100 Received: from magnus.plus.net.uk (HELO magnus.force9.net) (195.166.128.27) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 7 Apr 1999 21:59:29 +0100 Received: (qmail 14264 invoked from network); 7 Apr 1999 21:00:31 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (194.75.130.70) by magnus.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 7 Apr 1999 21:00:31 -0000 Received: from troy.blacksheep.org ([194.75.183.50] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10UzOU-00049K-00; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:57:54 +0100 Received: (from root@localhost) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id UAA29509 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 20:56:32 GMT Received: from post.thorcom.com (root@post.unica.co.uk [194.75.183.70]) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id UAA29505 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 20:56:28 GMT Received: from mb05.swip.net ([193.12.122.209]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10UzMH-00046x-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:55:37 +0100 Received: from s-257519 (dialup47-1-60.swipnet.se [130.244.47.60]) by mb05.swip.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id WAA06643 for ; Wed, 7 Apr 1999 22:55:33 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: <000801be8138$df99c1a0$3c2ff482@s-257519> From: "Johan Bodin" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: First SM/SM QSO! (?) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 22:54:13 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Hi All, I just had my very first two-way LF QSO. What a thrill! (my hands are still shaking...) I was experimenting with a rotatable shorted turn in my loading coil. I increased the supply voltage to my small PIC controlled beacon TX until I got 300 mA antenna current. Output power was about 4 watts. The PIC was sending "hello de sm6lkm" repeatedly in swedish (hello = hej). I remember thinking "no one can ever hear this tiny signal" when SM6PXJ phoned me from about 120 km away, telling me "hello, your have a good signal here!"... What a surprise! We decided to try a QSO and I did some soldering to get the straight key connected to the TX. When I called "SM6PXJ de SM6LKM K" Christer answered immediately. This QSO was made with normal speed CW and my PA is made of two small TO-92 transistors (BC337 / BC 327) running on 27V. I think this we made the first two-way LF QSO within SM? I also heard G3KEV calling CQ at 19:00 UTC. He had a VERY good signal, "armchair copy" with SSB filter! Strongest G signal I've heard so far... 73 from a very happy Johan Bodin, SM6LKM