Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12845 invoked from network); 14 Oct 1999 22:35:43 +0100 Received: from unknown (HELO magnet.force9.net) (195.166.128.26) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 14 Oct 1999 22:35:43 +0100 Received: (qmail 17825 invoked from network); 14 Oct 1999 21:42:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by magnet.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 14 Oct 1999 21:42:38 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11bsIZ-0001Hp-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:20:31 +0100 Received: from mail9.svr.pol.co.uk ([195.92.193.22]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11bsIW-0001Hi-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:20:28 +0100 Received: from modem-92.iron.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.136.12.220] helo=default) by mail9.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 2.12 #2) id 11bsIS-0007yz-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:20:24 +0100 From: "Des Kostryca" To: "RSGB LF_Group" Subject: LF: Re:Des and slow cw test. Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 22:25:01 -0700 Message-ID: <000101bf16cd$a1726a00$dc0c883e@default> 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 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi Alan and the group, Alan wrote: >Nevertheless your call was >readable here with some 'foresight' applied. and a >locator of IO93OJ was >copied (without cheating). Outstanding! It also gave my little PA a good soak testing too :-) >I noticed your call started at 0520z on 137.450kHz, >and drifted up to >137.535 during the course of the transmission. Yes, I thought it might. By the time I thought about it I was already sending. When I had finished sending re-checked on my counter and noted the drift. The old FT 707 has a true vfo and while adequate for aural cw it falls flat on its face for slow cw. But at least the signal is very distinctive :-) Thanks Alan for taking a look and reporting the results. Unfortunately Peter did not copy my signals on Wednesday morning. We intend to try again tomorrow morning with a longer dot period (3 seconds) as both yourself and Rik suggested. This time we will be well inside the qrs segment. OK, to confirm. I shall start sending on Friday morning at 05:15 utc on a frequency of 137.685 kHz. Be prepared for some drift though :-) I shall pause my slow sending every 15 mins or so and listen (as RiK suggests) for any reply. If after one minute I can detect no signals I shall continue in slow cw. Thanks again for the feedback Alan. Regards to all. Des. Des Kostryca (M0AYF) G.Q.R.P. no. 9788 I.A.R.U. loc. IO93OJ W.A.B. SK89 Member of the N.B.T.V.A.