Return-Path: Received: (qmail 78239 invoked from network); 25 Nov 2004 03:07:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore02.plus.net) (192.168.71.3) by ptb-mailstore02.plus.net with SMTP; 25 Nov 2004 03:07:27 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CX9z6-0001MU-6K for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:07:53 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CX9z6-0001MR-3b for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:07:52 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1CX9yg-0002ew-8u for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:07:26 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1CX9y2-0003gV-Me for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:06:46 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1CX9y2-0003gM-BI for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:06:46 +0000 Received: from generation.lgisp.net ([208.181.178.12]) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CX9y0-0006ml-MP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:06:46 +0000 Received: from winuser (gi79.imagenisp.com [204.244.17.87]) by generation.lgisp.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 8429AB842D for ; Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:06:30 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <004001c4d29b$ebbb48e0$5711f4cc@winuser> From: "Steve McDonald" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <419F18F9.4000600@free.fr> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:07:37 -0800 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 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 208.181.178.12 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of gulfislands.com X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no, Subject: LF: 2200m Update / Test Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) I've just completed a major overhaul of the antenna system making it larger and much higher. I've also just added a description of my LF setup to my website: http://www.imagenisp.com/jsm/2200mstn.html I'm pretty much ready to go, for the winter. Unfortunately I am still rockbound and the next project will be a DDS (unless someone has one that needs a nice home). A 30 minute test on the weekend with eastern Oregon (Steve Ratzlaff) showed very good signals with a little less than 60W into the new antenna. The antenna is right beside the ocean, facing easterly towards North America over 15 miles of salt water. If anyone can set up to listen or 'grab', I could fire up tonight, after my 160m sked with VY1JA (who has also applied for a 2200m experimental licence...the Europeans will like this possibility!) as condx look like they may be improving over the past while. I can start at 0500Z and would prefer to try either QRSS3 or QRSS10. I can squeeze about 460W out of the new transmitter but anything more is pushing it. Hopefully the wind will stay down tonight so the overcurrent will not trip if the antenna blows around too much. Please let me know if you can give a look. 73 / Steve / VE7SL FREQ: 137.5728