Return-Path: Received: (qmail 27162 invoked from network); 20 Dec 1999 11:53:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by 212.159.2.35 with SMTP; 20 Dec 1999 11:53:11 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 1201Qj-00088H-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:56:45 +0000 Received: from tungsten.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.81]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 1201Qi-00088C-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:56:44 +0000 Received: from [213.1.132.202] (helo=default) by tungsten.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 1200vW-000693-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:24:31 +0000 Message-ID: <000a01bf4adc$71ca3100$ca8401d5@default> From: "Alan Melia" To: "rsgb_lf_group" Subject: LF: DX Cluster postings 18/19th Dec at GB7DXM Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 11:20:52 -0000 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 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi all, few cluster spots this weekend and not very serious listening on my part. I have just acquired a good working sig gen so have been playing with some measurements on the rx system. Fri 17th Dec 2328z PA0SE CQ on 136.82 Sat 18th Dec No QRS activity seen up to 0900z 0851z G4GVC CQ 136.80 1540z G3GRO wkg DJ5DI could not read DJ5DI here ...some SMPSU noise but clear trace on FFT 1544z CQs from G3KEV and G8RW 1545z ON7YD DFCW CQ 'O' G3GRO called GI3PDN the GI was very weak with me ...not as strong as a week or so ago 1551z G3OLB cq 137.33 2115z G3KEV wkg MM0ALM on 136.8 Sun Left the rx monitoring 136.745kHz with 30sec integration overnight ..nil Awoke with a streaming cold so no listening. Activity seemed to be a bit down this weekend, hope the weather is not causing too much havoc with your aerials. I suspect I got a lot more 50Hz wandering QRM from seasonal TV watchers than normal, punctuated by the occasional load 'raspberry' as an S9 carrier with wideband 100Hz mod swished across the band. These seem to 'park' outside the band most times now, just leaving a 'rumbling' background noise. I have been told that the spec on the digital TV sets has been relaxed to allow then to be produced quickly. If this is from that source of some of this noise, I guess it can only get worse. Cluster spots The old spots that appeared at 1800kHz for LF are now submerged in chat from States-side Top Banders uploaded from the Internet by some 'ego-tripper' who is also creating multiple copies of the spots. So I am afraid the Cluster is not quite as useful as it was for LF. Although there are still some interesting spots from Germany, from clusters using a different software G3NYK de GB7DXM 20-Dec-1999 0045Z Type H or ? for help > 136.6 DL3FDO 19-Dec-1999 1026Z 519 cq 136.9 DJ1RL 19-Dec-1999 1022Z 419 cq in jn48wl 136.8 MM0ALM 17-Dec-1999 2127Z vy strong CQ CQ 137.0 SM6PXJ 17-Dec-1999 2114Z QSO with PA0BWl 137.0 G3KEV 17-Dec-1999 1938Z CQ CQ 136.4 DJ2LF 11-Dec-1999 0935Z cq 559 in jn48wl G3NYK de GB7DXM 20-Dec 0047Z > 73 de Alan G3NYK JO02PB Alan.Melia@btinternet.com