Return-Path: Received: (qmail 20893 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2001 00:49:38 -0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 28 Sep 2001 00:49:38 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 14178 invoked from network); 28 Sep 2001 00:49:18 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 28 Sep 2001 00:49:18 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15mlmt-0005KW-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 01:45:55 +0100 Received: from galahad.joust.net ([63.108.136.2] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15mlms-0005KR-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 01:45:54 +0100 Received: from benny-hill (p3-138-081.joust.net [63.108.138.81]) by galahad.joust.net (8.11.0/8.11.0) with SMTP id f8S0jBf26068; Thu, 27 Sep 2001 20:45:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <200109280045.f8S0jBf26068@galahad.joust.net> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 20:44:57 -0400 To: "Alan Melia" , rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Steve Dove" Subject: LF: Re: Is anyone there ?? Its warming up.... X-Mailer: Opera 5.02 build 856a X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi Alan and all, Yes, there is life out here too. Being 'on the fringe' I'm reluctant to have anyone burn electricity at my behest, but I will make an effort to have a rig driving Argo if anyone declares they're going to be on. It's still somewhat stormy and staticky as a rule, quiet nights an exception, but things should steadily improve in that regard. It's been surprising how good conditions have been (judging by the long-wave broadcasters) over the summer when there's been no racket. Been trying to improve on listening antennas to better the topband vertical and, surprisingly, finding it tough; too foresty for e-probes to work well and thus far - with one promising exception - loops are worse for hearing electrical burps and fizzies. With a bit of effort may be better placed than last year. 73 Steve W3EEE