X-GM-THRID: 1216656542518619770 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: cbce18817a30353cea982d362dea633099dbc272 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.205.5 with SMTP id c5cs120690hug; Sun, 8 Oct 2006 00:54:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.67.117.2 with SMTP id u2mr5345200ugm; Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:54:56 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id x26si3686204ugc.2006.10.08.00.54.56; Sun, 08 Oct 2006 00:54:56 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1GWTRE-0001ap-Ew for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:51:08 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GWTRD-0001ag-Ue for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:51:07 +0100 Received: from smtp2.versatel.nl ([62.58.50.89]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GWTR9-0005v7-O5 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Oct 2006 08:51:07 +0100 Received: (qmail 4052 invoked by uid 0); 8 Oct 2006 07:50:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO fujitsu) ([62.59.190.22]) (envelope-sender ) by smtp2.versatel.nl (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for < >; 8 Oct 2006 07:50:44 -0000 Message-ID: <005201c6eaad$dfa4d040$16be3b3e@fujitsu> From: "Dick" To: Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 09:45:51 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1478 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 X-Spam-Score: 0.9 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.019,DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE=0.374,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS=0.516,HTML_60_70=0.027,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: LX/PA6Z--report Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004F_01C6EABE.8A6E2D40" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.4 required=5.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS,HTML_40_50, HTML_MESSAGE,LINES_OF_YELLING 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4383 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C6EABE.8A6E2D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello everybody! Back home again from Luxembourg. Thanks to all who called me during the expedition. The following stations where worked: DK1IS DL2HRE RU6LA PA3FNY DK4U M0BMU G3XDV G3XIZ F6BWO DF6NM DM2BHG PA3CPM S57A DL4EAU PA0A OK2BVG MB2HFC Total 17 QRSS/DFCW and 4 CW QSO's with 17 different stations. The QSL cards will be written later, but have to be printed first. The equipement worked perfect, with not a single failure. However, the QTH turned out to be rather 'noisy' as we where surrounded = by all kind of powerlines...... Also all kind of unknown electronical noise, carries and other stuff = made things really difficult.=20 Especially on the first days it was extremly difficult to catch a single = signal. I saw stations calling but just couldn't get a call. This was also the reason for my very low activety on 136.5kHz normal CW. The 4 CW QSO's where all very difficult, even with a 24Hz narrow CW = filter. Therefore I decided to use QRSS and DFCW. I was active all days after our daily evening meal between roughly 18 = and 20 UTC. Unfortunatly this turned out to be a very bad time for LF activety. The bandnoise was lower at some evenings, but then there came nobody on = my CQ calls!!! I even started to work some stations who I saw calling CQ........ I had expected to find a higher activety :-( On the last evening I there where only me and MB2HFC = CQ-ing............... Several LX hams visited the station, and it was a pleasure to show them = 136..... Please remember that our first goal was to be active on HF, so apologize = for the limited activety on 136. I wish I had worked more stations. More info to come later...... 73 Dick, PA4VHF ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C6EABE.8A6E2D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello everybody!
 
Back home again from = Luxembourg.
Thanks to all who called me during the=20 expedition.
 
The following stations where = worked:
 
DK1IS
DL2HRE
RU6LA
PA3FNY
DK4U
M0BMU
G3XDV
G3XIZ
F6BWO
DF6NM
DM2BHG
PA3CPM
S57A
DL4EAU
PA0A
OK2BVG
MB2HFC
 
Total 17 QRSS/DFCW and 4 CW QSO's with = 17 different=20 stations.
The QSL cards will be written later, = but have to be=20 printed first.
 
The equipement worked perfect, with not = a single=20 failure.
However, the QTH turned out to be = rather 'noisy' as=20 we where surrounded by all kind of powerlines......
Also all kind of unknown electronical = noise,=20 carries and other stuff made things really difficult. 
Especially on the first days it was = extremly=20 difficult to catch a single signal.
 
I saw stations calling but just = couldn't get a=20 call.
This was also the reason for my very = low activety=20 on 136.5kHz normal CW.
The 4 CW QSO's where all very = difficult, even with=20 a 24Hz narrow CW filter.
 
Therefore I decided to use QRSS and=20 DFCW.
I was active all days after our daily = evening meal=20 between roughly 18 and 20 UTC.
Unfortunatly this turned out to be a = very bad time=20 for LF activety.
The bandnoise was lower at some = evenings, but then=20 there came nobody on my CQ calls!!!
I even started to work some stations = who I saw=20 calling CQ........
I had expected to find a higher = activety=20 :-(
On the last evening I there where only = me and=20 MB2HFC CQ-ing...............
 
Several LX hams visited the station, = and it was a=20 pleasure to show them 136.....
 
Please remember that our first goal was = to be=20 active on HF, so apologize for the limited activety on 136.
I wish I had worked more = stations.
 
More info to come = later......
 
73
 
Dick, PA4VHF
 
 
 
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