Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12499 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2003 18:09:54 -0000 Received: from netmail02.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.221) by mailstore with SMTP; 28 Jun 2003 18:09:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 16041 invoked by uid 10001); 28 Jun 2003 18:09:54 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 28 Jun 2003 18:09:54 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 19WK8F-0008An-Nw for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:09:03 +0100 Received: from [194.73.73.81] (helo=tungsten.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19WK8C-0008Ae-64 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:09:00 +0100 Received: from host217-35-5-118.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([217.35.5.118] helo=dellboy) by tungsten.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #23) id 19WK8B-0001aM-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:08:59 +0100 Message-ID: <001101c33da0$90421f20$1c00a8c0@dellboy> From: "Dave Pick" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <5.1.0.14.0.20030628173442.02a8c008@gemini.herts.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:10:31 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: LF: final 73Khz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCESversion=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Jim and all... I've also made a noise on 73k, worked Jim and Mike, during the QSO with Jim a family of spiders (now deceased) caused a flash-over in the loading coil which I had to clear. I then left a beacon running in QRSS3 with 6wpm I.D.s That lasted about an hour until an insulator caught fire and the aerial came down.... It was a nice afternoon so a trip onto the roof to replace the insulator was no hardship and I'll be back tomorrow morning before the static builds up. I don't know how long it'll last before something else fails though... probably a good job we won't be able to operate on 73k much longer... It's too labour-intensive! I'm sure Mike agrees? 73 Dave G3YXM. > Blew the dust off the 73kHz PA and had some QSOs with other regulars on the > band this morning - I have been sending beacon signals on 72.35kHz most of > the afternoon,