Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10991 invoked from network); 2 Jul 2001 07:38:26 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 2 Jul 2001 07:38:26 -0000 Received: (qmail 4138 invoked from network); 2 Jul 2001 07:37:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 2 Jul 2001 07:37:17 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15Gy7b-0000uU-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2001 08:27:51 +0100 Received: from tungsten.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.81]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15Gy7X-0000uP-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 02 Jul 2001 08:27:47 +0100 Received: from [213.1.92.159] (helo=dave) by tungsten.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #9) id 15Gy6s-0002xN-00; Mon, 02 Jul 2001 08:27:06 +0100 Message-ID: <001901c102c8$93b65780$9f5c01d5@dave> From: "Dave Sergeant" To: "rsgb_lf_group" Cc: "G4BRA" Subject: LF: SAQ Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:24:22 +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: >From Dave G3YMC SAQ on 17.2kHz copied 589 both sessions on my 'bit of string' untuned longwire. Solid copy despite intermittent elecrical QRN at a similar strength (thermostat or similar). However the signal was many db below GBRs enormous signal. John Sexton wrote: >The message wasn't very interesting: I agree. It seems John's transcript was done with his morse copier software rather than by ear. What fooled me was the proliferation of not normally used puctuation characters. Perhaps it shows how inappropriate morse is for sending things like web site addresses, but I was particularly fooled by the + sign (I think) before the FAX telephone number (+46 for Sweden). Don't think I have ever heard a + on CW before!! >Before restarting in the afternoon, I noticed the frequency going up and >down a bit - problems with the regulator? There was noticeable chirp on the signal at all times, especially on dashes. SA6Q not heard on 136 but it was probably while I was out in the morning. 73s Dave G3YMC dsergeant@iee.org dsergeant@btinternet.com http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk