Return-Path: Received: (qmail 3949 invoked from network); 10 Jul 2001 21:23:15 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 10 Jul 2001 21:23:15 -0000 Received: (qmail 10398 invoked from network); 10 Jul 2001 21:22:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 10 Jul 2001 21:22:12 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15K4s6-0004aF-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:16:42 +0100 Received: from protactinium.btinternet.com ([194.73.73.176] helo=protactinium) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15K4s2-0004aA-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:16:38 +0100 Received: from [213.122.40.182] (helo=presario1920) by protactinium with smtp (Exim 3.22 #9) id 15K4rN-0003Ys-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:15:57 +0100 From: "John W Gould" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: RE: Claim of ZL to VE7 amateur LF DX Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:20:59 +0100 Message-ID: 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 IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal In-reply-to: <013101c104f6$de84de00$2eb51bca@rvernall> Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Very impressive, well done to all John G3WKL -----Original Message----- From: majordom@post.thorcom.com [mailto:majordom@post.thorcom.com]On Behalf Of Vernall Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 03:04 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: Claim of ZL to VE7 amateur LF DX CLAIM OF ZL TO VE AMATEUR LF DX 5 July 2001 On Saturday 30 June ZL1WB, ZL6QH, ZL3VN, ZL3FJ, ZL3PN, ZL3JE, ZL4OL and AX2TAR (VK7ZAL) transmitted test signals in the 160 - 190 kHz band, for so-called trans-Pacific tests. Various DX listeners had prior knowledge of the schedule of individual test frequency and coding used by each station. Steve VE7SL, located on Mayne Island, some 40 km northwest of Victoria, British Columbia, managed to capture some interesting signals using an Icom IC-R75 receiver along with a PC with sound card, running Argo software. >>From an analysis of the screen capture, it is claimed that VE7SL received and positively identified signals from ZL6QH (operators were Andrew ZL2BBJ and Bob ZL2CA). It is also very likely that signals were received from Mike ZL4OL, but co-channel interference made the result too indistinct to obtain positive identification of coding. The propagation opening was around VE7 sunrise time. The path length from the ZL6QH transmitter, at Quartz Hill, near Wellington, New Zealand, is estimated as being 11,709 km. A three page WORD file, an Argo screen capture and a graphic of the VE7SL 10 foot loop receiving antenna can be privately emailed to those who request copies. Bob Vernall ZL2CA Organiser of the Trans-Pacific tests