Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16222 invoked from network); 28 Jun 2003 18:00:23 -0000 Received: from marstons.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.223) by mailstore with SMTP; 28 Jun 2003 18:00:23 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 2312 invoked by uid 10001); 28 Jun 2003 18:00:23 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by marstons.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 28 Jun 2003 18:00:23 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 19WJzG-00085n-9J for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 18:59:46 +0100 Received: from [194.73.73.81] (helo=tungsten.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19WJzC-00085Z-M4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 18:59:42 +0100 Received: from host213-122-212-137.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([213.122.212.137] helo=dave) by tungsten.btinternet.com with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #23) id 19WJzB-00001y-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 18:59:42 +0100 From: "Dave Sergeant" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 19:01:02 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <3EFDE5EE.25502.2B8594B@localhost> In-reply-to: <000d01c33d62$4a786780$2602a8c0@WorkGroup> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (v4.11) Content-Description: Mail message body Subject: Re: LF: 73kHz Sat Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.5 required=5.0tests=IN_REP_TOversion=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 Reading the mails with interest I took a listen down on 73kHz with my long wire, having not listened down there for some time. In the 'good old days' soon after we got the band I heard quite a lot of activity, including if I remember right Peter G3LDO at excellent signals. All I here down there is noise from TV SMPSUs and no hope of hearing anything at all - even the 75kHz time standard is not that far above the noise. That is what is the most significant change in the band over recent years, the rise in TV generated QRM. It affects 136 here as well these days, which limits any operation here to early mornings and weekday daytime (when there is nobody on..). I guess if the PLT chaps get their way the hf bands will soon be just as bad.. 73 Dave G3YMC dsergeant@btinternet.com http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk