Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29996 invoked from network); 24 Jun 1999 22:27:24 +0100 Received: from magnus.plus.net.uk (HELO magnus.force9.net) (195.166.128.27) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 24 Jun 1999 22:27:24 +0100 Received: (qmail 6640 invoked from network); 24 Jun 1999 21:27:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by magnus.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 24 Jun 1999 21:27:20 -0000 X-Priority: 3 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 10xGmz-00042q-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:12:05 +0100 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from mail1-gui.server.ntli.net ([194.168.222.13]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 10xGmz-00042l-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:12:05 +0100 Received: from cableol.co.uk ([194.168.18.83]) by mail1-gui.server.ntli.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 0-33929U70000L2S50) with ESMTP id AAA11132 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 1999 22:00:19 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <37729BA6.A5A38C09@cableol.co.uk> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:57:10 +0100 From: "Steve Rawlings" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "LF Group" Subject: LF: RE: PA0LQ QRT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Sender: To All, I too was sorry to hear the news from fellow 'Early Bird', PA0LQ. Over the past 4 months, Harry and I have managed at least one LF QSO every weekend (except for one stormy weekend in May). Many of these QSOs took place at about 05:15 UTC, when noise levels were lowest  and long before most operators had even got out of bed! During most of this period, Harry's signals into GW (from his 35 m hanging wire) were about RST 559. But signals improved to 569 in May when he ran a wire from his balcony to a lamp-post; and jumped to an incredible 579 when he used a 65 m wire from the balcony to a tree, about 45 m away. I hope that Harry can find an alternative location for his LF radio station, and thereby continue his experiments. Regards to all, Steve GW4ALG