Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4819 invoked from network); 10 Nov 2002 09:58:23 -0000 Received: from marstons.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.223) by mailstore with SMTP; 10 Nov 2002 09:58:23 -0000 Received: (qmail 17894 invoked by uid 10001); 10 Nov 2002 10:00:35 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by marstons.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 10 Nov 2002 10:00:35 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18AosR-0002oR-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 09:59:35 +0000 Received: from [62.253.162.41] (helo=mta01-svc.ntlworld.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18AosQ-0002oI-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 09:59:34 +0000 Received: from oemcomputer ([80.4.116.157]) by mta01-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20021110095934.KROB9836.mta01-svc.ntlworld.com@oemcomputer> for ; Sun, 10 Nov 2002 09:59:34 +0000 Message-ID: <001701c2889f$fc537260$9d740450@oemcomputer> From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 10:00:22 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 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 Subject: LF: RU6LA tests Fri-Sat 8-9 November Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,SUBJECT_MONTH,SUBJECT_MONTH_2, USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group RU6LA QRSS Tests 8/9 November 2002 I ran Argo continuously from 1350UTC on Friday 8 to 1315 on Saturday 9 November, and took captures every 4 minutes. All stations sending QRSS3 except where shown. Here's the log: 1355: RU6LA seen with 10 watt beacon at good strength until 1350 1403: RU6LA sending QRSS60 (60 second dot length) 1450: RU6LA very good signal 1534: RU6LA still very good strength 1542: RU6LA weaker 1550: RU6LA poor signal 1606: IK5ZPV calling CQ at strength 'M' 1610: RU6LA with QRSS60 transmission at good strength 1651: RU6LA still good. IK5ZPV seen at 'M' 1711: IK5ZPV very poor signal 1733: RU6LA back to QRSS3 strength 'O' 1752: IK5ZPV working RU6LA 1811: F6BWO calling RU6LA. No reply 1817: F6BWO calls again. No reply 2028: RU6LA calling CQ. Excellent signal, audible at S2. No reply. [I was watching television - a missed opportunity!] 2040: RU6LA calling CQ again. No reply 2053: Another CQ but signal now dropping 2104: RU6LA and OH5UFO visible 2115: M0BMU working RU6LA and exchanging 'O' reports. BMU receiving LA at S3, but BMU not audible with LA. 2201: RU6LA calling CQ. G3XDV calls him 2215: RU6LA giving 'O' to DN1VLF but QSO lost 2228: RU6LA calling CQ. G3XDV calls him 2237: RU6LA sending 'O' again to DN1VLF 2243: DF6NM sending callsign 2248: DN1VLF giving 'O' report to RU6LA 2257: RU6LA signs and immediately QSOs DF6NM and gives him 'O' report 2321: RU6LA calling CQ "Rx 650 750". G3XDV and F6BWO both called. No reply 2352: OH5UFO calling CQs for the next hour 0024: F6BWO uses 10s dot speed to call RU6LA 0036: RU6LA calling CQ but quite weak 0044: F6BWO uses 10s dot speed to call RU6LA again 0052: RU6LA sending QRZ but quite weak 0104: F6BWO uses 10s dot speed to call RU6LA again 0116: RU6LA calling CQ again 0120: F6BWO goes back to 3s dot speed to call RU6LA again 0132: OH5UFO calling CQ. F6BWO calls but gets only a QRZ No more activity until . . . 0706: RU6LA sending 10W beacon, strength 'O' 0750: Beacon drops in strength to 'M' 0818: Beacon ends, still at 'M' 0906: RU6LA again sending 10W beacon, strength 'M' to 'O' 0924: Beacon gets weaker to 'M' 1050: Beacon even weaker 'M' to 'T' by 1106 1124: Beacon back to 'M' 1154: Beacon weak 1202: Beacon ends Nothing heard until . . . 1315: G3XDV calling CQ. No reply Lots of Argo captures can be found at http://www.lf.thersgb.net/transcontinental/2002-3/8-9nov.htm Mike, G3XDV http://www.lf.thersgb.net ====================