Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29985 invoked from network); 13 Feb 2000 22:18:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by grants.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 13 Feb 2000 22:18:51 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12K7B1-0001Oe-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:07:35 +0000 Received: from tantalum.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.80]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12K7Ay-0001OZ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:07:32 +0000 Received: from [213.1.166.145] (helo=default) by tantalum.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 12K7AW-0001zL-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:07:04 +0000 Message-ID: <000301bf766e$02bec4c0$91a601d5@default> From: "Alan Melia" To: "rsgb_lf_group" Subject: LF: DX Cluster spots for 12/13 Feb at GB7DXM Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:00:40 -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, it seemed to me that the noise was fairly low and conditions quite good this weekend. Unfortunately the weather was definitely 'garden clearing weather' as well...but that didn't seem to impede some stations. DJ5BV was a steady consistant signal all weekend. I also have a suspicion that Mike has been breathing hard on his aerial again as he was at times 3dB stronger than I usually hear him, and the loop was pointing slightly North of Welwyn GC. Sunday A good start, Toni HB2ASB copied in ssb filter on the speaker giving 579 to John G4GVC, and 'apologising' for still being on the 'chaos' aerial....if that's what it takes I guess several of us could do with a little chaos!! I heard John call IK5ZPV and I could see the trace on the screen but could not quite copy the signal from Valerio. It would have been a definte 'O' with me on QRS. I hung onto John's coat tails and heard him make a marginal qso with Wolf DL1SAN at 339, unfortunately though I again could see Wolf's trace on the waterfall display (again 'O' on QRS) I could not quite copy his morse. The next one was a trace from I5MXX as John called him at 1241z. The interesting point was that several times during the day I saw weak traces looking like a cq in length and several qsos that did not bring up any G stations calling (my loop was favouring S.Germany and OE) Later on during a break from the greenhouse I heard the end of a qso between John and Derek G3GRO, and as they finished up popped Geri (DK8KW) spot on that frequency working I5MXX, Derek tried hard but was not making the trip. I also copied a very nice 'O' transmission from DF8ZR working DJ5AO on DFCW. I could see no sign of DJ5AO on 'gram. I have a .JPG file of the last over if DF8ZR is interested. DJ5BV obviously didn't decode it as he called on hand speed over DJ5AO. It was an interesting weekend, and it goes to show that a good wire does beat a 1.2m indoor loop.....but not by much( I guess I'm giving away 3-6dB to John at most) .....and its easy to have a lot of fun with the number of signals that there are around now. There was a good cluster posting list this weekend...and I haven't seen Boris in any of your reports yet!! As last week I will filter any list from Wolf (DL1SAN) and post any spots not propagated to GB7DXM G3NYK de GB7DXM 13-Feb 2112Z > 136.8 HB2ASB 13-Feb-2000 2045Z 1st qso S5/hb9 569/349 137.0 I5TGC 13-Feb-2000 1833Z cq 559 with 15mw erp 137.0 DJ5BV 13-Feb-2000 1250Z CQ CQ no takers 136.8 G3YXM 13-Feb-2000 0945Z 539 cq 137.2 S57A 13-Feb-2000 0938Z cq 579 ale' Boris! 136.8 G3YXM 13-Feb-2000 0945Z 539 cq 137.0 I5TGC 13-Feb-2000 0944Z 569 136.3 G4GVC 13-Feb-2000 0930Z 439 calling hb2asb 136.2 HB2ASB 13-Feb-2000 0928Z 569 in qso with g3yxm 439 136.7 G3LDO 13-Feb-2000 0914Z 559 136.7 IK5ZPV 13-Feb-2000 0813Z cq 137.7 I5TGC 12-Feb-2000 1756Z slow cw 569 fb 137.0 G3AQC 12-Feb-2000 1624Z 137.3 G3XDV 12-Feb-2000 1616Z 136.6 G3OLB 12-Feb-2000 1606Z 136.9 I5MXX 12-Feb-2000 1244Z 579/559 136.4 OE5ODL 12-Feb-2000 1018Z 579 cq 137.0 IK5ZPV 11-Feb-2000 1756Z 599 136.9 DJ5BV 10-Feb-2000 1756Z 439 cq 137.0 DJ9EI 7-Feb-2000 2113Z 559 137.3 IK5ZPV 7-Feb-2000 2113Z 439 136.9 DJ9IE 7-Feb-2000 2108Z 559 cq 137.0 OE5ODL 7-Feb-2000 1752Z hr also DJ5BV G3NYK de GB7DXM 13-Feb 2114Z > 1800.0 DF8ZR 13-Feb-2000 1302Z caling dj5ao DFCW 137.7kHz 1800.0 DJ5BV 13-Feb-2000 1254Z 569 in JO02PB on 137.0kHz 1800.0 DJ5BV 12-Feb-2000 1045Z 137.1 khz cq 1800.0 PA0LEG 11-Feb-2000 0832Z 136.5 cq G3NYK de GB7DXM 13-Feb 2116Z > 73 de Alan G3NYK JO02PB Alan.Melia@btinternet.com