Return-Path: Received: (qmail 31930 invoked from network); 1 Jul 2003 13:07:20 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 1 Jul 2003 13:07:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 6572 invoked from network); 1 Jul 2003 13:07:21 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 1 Jul 2003 13:07:21 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 19XKqA-0000zd-7W for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 01 Jul 2003 14:06:34 +0100 Received: from [62.253.164.46] (helo=mta6-svc.business.ntl.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 19XKpw-0000zU-Ls for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 01 Jul 2003 14:06:20 +0100 Received: from p4o2b7 ([62.252.204.152]) by mta6-svc.business.ntl.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 201-229-121-137-20020806) with SMTP id <20030701130619.ZJKO392.mta6-svc.business.ntl.com@p4o2b7> for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:06:19 +0100 Message-ID: <001701c33fc9$288e59e0$5967fea9@p4o2b7> From: "Ian Kyle" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:05:25 +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: LF: Requium, SAQ et al. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0tests=noneversion=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 There are certainly some oddities about LF and VLF. Reading about all the 'NIL' reports makes me wonder what happened on Sunday morning. Because I had never heard SAQ I got my Datong convertor back from GI3NYJ (the other GI 73KHz NOV holder who never got active) to see what could be done. Although I had everything 'wound up tight' for 73KHz , 6500pF of silver mica was clipped across the loading coil and the antenna feed taken to the Datong working into the FT707 with a 500Hz filter. The noise and QRN was peaking S9 and I left the setup running while having a delayed breakfast in in the kitchen. Imagine my surprise when at 0820 I heard 'V..V..V' and then the SAQ identifier. Adjustments were made and at the time of the message start the signal was well up over the noise and was Q5 copy - just my Morse was too rusty to copy all the message and things were reset for 73 KHz. For the 1030 transmission I simply transferred the 73KHz antenna lead from the 850 to the Datong, and the signal was still Q5 copy although down an S point or two. However the noise was down even more so the results were very satisfactory. I did not listen to all this transmission, or to any subsequent ones so cannot comment. This experience runs counter to the reports from around Europe but squares pretty tolerably with what Mal reported. Ducting?? ;-)) Sorry I had to cut and run last night but when these fatigue attacks strike there's only one thing for it. Am particularly happy for Mike and Peter that things worked out that they were the last as well as the first. It has been great fun even when hair tearing, and I have decided to leave the 'cats cradle' in the air through the winter season and do a bit of 136-ing even tho' 73 was always the target. My thanks to all for the unstinting help and encouragement that took me through the dark bits and made it all so enjoyable. 73, Ian GI8AYZ/MI0AYZ