Return-Path: Received: (qmail 99 invoked from network); 12 May 2001 13:13:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 12 May 2001 13:13:46 -0000 Received: (qmail 11063 invoked from network); 12 May 2001 13:13:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 12 May 2001 13:13:13 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14yZ4v-0001i8-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 12 May 2001 14:05:01 +0100 Received: from mta01-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.41]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14yZ4t-0001i3-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 12 May 2001 14:05:00 +0100 Received: from oemcomputer ([213.104.96.170]) by mta01-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.02.27 201-229-119-110) with SMTP id <20010512130428.EQFM283.mta01-svc.ntlworld.com@oemcomputer> for ; Sat, 12 May 2001 14:04:28 +0100 Message-ID: <000a01c0dae4$182747c0$aa6068d5@oemcomputer> From: "mike.dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <3AD05D0D.D37FBF9F@usa.net> <000e01c0d63c$560dca20$6211f4cc@jsm> Subject: LF: Re: VA3LK hrd report Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 14:04:31 +0100 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 5.50.4133.2400 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: > Condx poor last night but initial attempt to hear Larry's ZL sked was > encouraging. > > Distance is about 2200 miles. > > Steve / VE7SL / CN88 Mayne Island, B.C. This report seems to have been largely ignored but is significant for three reasons: It was over 3500km, Steve is the furthest westerly station QRV and the path was all over land. Steve is 7300km from England, and the best 136kHz DX so far is 6380km (M0BMU>W4DEX) which is not too far off. Of course, the path is closer to the Pole and involves more land, so is likely to be more difficult. Congratulations to both Steve and Larry. By the way, I looked up Mayne Island on the web (http://www.mayneisland.com/where.html). It is in the far SW corner of Canada and looks a really beautiful place. 73 Mike, G3XDV http://www.lf.thersgb.net