Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20467 invoked from network); 29 May 2001 16:13:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 29 May 2001 16:13:13 -0000 Received: (qmail 3992 invoked from network); 29 May 2001 16:12:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 29 May 2001 16:12:45 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 154m0A-0005EN-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 29 May 2001 17:05:46 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from hestia.herts.ac.uk ([147.197.200.9]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 154m06-0005EI-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 29 May 2001 17:05:42 +0100 Received: from gemini ([147.197.200.44] helo=gemini.herts.ac.uk) by hestia.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 154lzV-0004yc-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 29 May 2001 17:05:05 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from [147.197.130.252] (helo=mj9ar) by gemini.herts.ac.uk with smtp (Exim 3.22 #2) id 154lzU-0002XH-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 29 May 2001 17:05:04 +0100 From: "James Moritz" Organization: University of Hertfordshire To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 17:05:55 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: LF: 73/136 khz In-reply-to: <3B100166.8CA1854B@netscapeonline.co.uk> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.11) Message-ID: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Dear Mal, LF group, I can be QRV on 73kHz usually at a few hours notice. I expect the same is true for other stations active on the band. Mode can be CW or QRSS or anything else you fancy. I've worked GI3PDN and EI0CF cross-band, so it seems my signal and several others are audible in GI on 73kHz. The major difficulty on this band is QRM - both locally generated mains electrical noise and, in mainland UK, the noise sidebands from the Rugby TX on 73.25kHz. These sources tend to be intermittent to a greater or lesser extent, and at my QTH noise varies from almost nil to amazingly loud. QRN is also likely to be a problem at this time of year. So a QSO which fails one day will quite often succeed the next - a bit of perseverance is required, and if you are planning an expedition I would suggest spreading it over a few days. Let everyone know when you will be QRV - I'm sure you will get some QSOs. Cheers, Jim Moritz 73 de M0BMU