Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25742 invoked from network); 30 Jun 1999 01:04:40 +0100 Received: from magnus.plus.net.uk (HELO magnus.force9.net) (195.166.128.27) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 30 Jun 1999 01:04:40 +0100 Received: (qmail 18619 invoked from network); 30 Jun 1999 00:05:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by magnus.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 30 Jun 1999 00:05:03 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 10yXFd-0001NW-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:58:53 +0100 X-Priority: 3 Received: from mserv1b.u-net.net ([195.102.240.137]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 10yXFd-0001NR-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:58:53 +0100 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from rsgb.u-net.com ([195.102.80.225] helo=rsgb.org.uk) by mserv1b.u-net.net with smtp (Exim 2.10 #61) id 10yXEi-0006lg-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:57:57 +0100 Received: from miked.rsgbhq [192.168.2.30] by rsgb.org.uk [192.168.2.132] with SMTP (MDaemon.v2.7.SP3.R) for ; Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:51:25 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 From: "Mike Dennison" Organization: Radio Society of Great Britain To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1999 09:53:06 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: LF: Weekend Report 26.27 June X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Sender: Another extremely noisy weekend so spent the time usefully improving my signal. Saturday 26 June Local noise S9 all day. Heard G4GVC (599). Very bad QRN added to the QRM by lunch time so gave up. Improved Tx output by adding a big fan to keep it cool. Note: the BK Electronics audio amps tend to reduce power when hot. Managed 1.7A antenna current - equivalent to 135mW ERP. Sunday 27 June Local QRM still S9. Saw on Spectrogram screen QRSs transmissions from HB9ASB ('O') and DJ8BV ('M'). Because of the very narrow bandwidths used, the QRM has less effect than with conventional CW. QRM went off by 0900 - first quiet band for nearly three weeks. Worked G3KEV (gave him 599, got 579 - much better than previous best); G4GVC (599, 589 - also better report than ever before). QRN and, later, the local QRM made the band unusable by lunch time. Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT) http://www.dennison.demon.co.uk/activity.htm