Return-Path: Received: (qmail 17131 invoked from network); 17 May 1999 09:24:04 +0100 Received: from magnus.plus.net.uk (HELO magnus.force9.net) (195.166.128.27) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 17 May 1999 09:24:04 +0100 Received: (qmail 3943 invoked from network); 17 May 1999 08:26:41 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from punt.unica.co.uk (194.75.183.60) by magnus.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 17 May 1999 08:26:41 -0000 Received: from troy.blacksheep.org ([194.75.183.50] ident=root) by punt.unica.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.00 #2) id 10jIfl-0005yb-01; Mon, 17 May 1999 09:22:53 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (from root@localhost) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id IAA02267 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing; Mon, 17 May 1999 08:22:53 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 IAA02263 for ; Mon, 17 May 1999 08:22:51 GMT Received: from mailserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be ([134.58.8.44]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10jIuC-0002D8-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 May 1999 09:37:48 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be (LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.80.15]) by mailserv.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id KAA14884 for ; Mon, 17 May 1999 10:27:31 +0200 Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.19990517092020.268f687e@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> X-Sender: pb623250@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 09:20:20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rik Strobbe" Subject: LF: weekend report (13-16 may 1999) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Due to the 'long weekend' of 13-16 may my weekend report covers this period. Lot of activity and despite heavy QRN often very good night condx. This weekend I noticed once more that I have very different propagation to the I5 region (IK5ZPV, I5MXX) compared to the UK. While several UK stations can work the I5's with rather good signals in the morning I do only hear them (the I5's) very weak or even not at all. But at night I heard both IK5ZPV and I5MXX with extreme strong signals (up to 589), best time seems to be 20-22UT. I should check the propagation path between I5 and me in detail but I think that the Alps form an obstruction and skywave propagation is needed to get over it. Maybe toward the UK the path just 'misses' the Alps. Stations 'seen' in slow-CW : DJ5AO (O), HB9ASB (529), DJ5BV (549) Stations heard in normal CW : DJ5BV (549), PA0MLC (549), OH1TN (529), OK5ZPV (579), HB9ASB (529), G4GVC (549), G3XTZ (569), PA0CC (579), F6CNI (539), G4GRO/P (559), GW4ALG (539), G3KEV (579), G3BDQ (529), PA0SE (589), I5MXX (319), G3YXM (579), OZ1KMR (579) 73, Rik Rik Strobbe ON7YD rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.ac.be Villadreef 14 B-3128 Baal BELGIUM (JO20IX)