X-GM-THRID: 1218953401005195290 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 91878c391a5556f53412fa7e1f5a4b44dcc6cf11 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.127.1 with SMTP id z1cs35953huc; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:22:32 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.66.243.4 with SMTP id q4mr946270ugh.1162484551394; Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:22:31 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id m1si2142487ugc.2006.11.02.08.22.30; Thu, 02 Nov 2006 08:22:31 -0800 (PST) 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 1GffF5-00064L-Dw for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:16:35 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GffF4-00064C-PD for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:16:34 +0000 Received: from smtpout0185.sc1.cp.net ([64.97.136.185] helo=n066.sc1.cp.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GffF1-0007bl-3Q for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:16:34 +0000 Received: from g3kev (62.252.228.51) by n066.sc1.cp.net (7.2.069.1) id 454A124100000BF8 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 2 Nov 2006 16:16:17 +0000 Message-ID: <000f01c6fe9a$3a2379e0$33e4fc3e@g3kev> From: "hamilton mal" To: References: <000701c6fccf$1318cca0$6fe8fc3e@g3kev> Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 16:15:42 -0000 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-Spam-Score: 0.9 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-1.876,DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE=0.479,DNS_FROM_RFC_POST=1.44,DNS_FROM_RFC_WHOIS=0.879,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: Re: 500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6FE9A.24D22B90" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE 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: 4001 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6FE9A.24D22B90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mike=20 Tnx for the info but I was not monitoring last nite, so probably missed = all the action. I have seen acty around 505 khz but I did not wait = around long enough for an ID I think a sensible speed for this band = should not be slower than qrs 3. My observations show that there is = considerable QSB on dx signals on this band, more like 160 m at times. I = worked some USA stns recently on 160 m and the QSB was bad, not always = the case but recently very noticeable. Qrs 30/60/90 etc is far too slow on 500 khz because of the QSB the = signals are all chopped up and virtually impossible to get an ID.=20 Some years ago when the band was in use by the marine service I could = copy ships across the atlantic and out to the far east Japan etc at = night time pretty well every night but the average ships TX was running = 1kw out and a good inv L anternna, some large ships probably had a 1/4 = antenna, a big ERP. Copy was on normal CW. I will look out for acty when time permits. 73 de Mal/G3KEV =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: MIKE REID=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 6:01 AM Subject: LF: Re: 500 Hi Mal, The band is very busy tonight with many stations on the air right now = around 506kc. Everyone is armchair copy in regular CW. At 505.7kc there = is a 21wpm CW station out of Colorado USA running 100w output to a = vertical. Mike WE0H WD2XGI WD2XSH/16 EN35hj ----- Original Message -----=20 From: hamilton mal To: rsgb=20 Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 3:28 AM Subject: LF: 500 Hi All I noticed a burst of acty last nite at 2314z on 505 khz approx. The = keying was fast and lasted 80 secs No ID. I was set at qrs 3 73 G3KEV ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C6FE9A.24D22B90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Mike
Tnx for the info but I was not monitoring last nite, so probably = missed all=20 the action. I have seen acty around 505 khz but I did not wait around = long=20 enough for an ID I think a sensible speed for this band should not = be=20 slower than qrs 3. My observations show that there is considerable QSB = on dx=20 signals on this band, more like 160 m at times. I worked some USA stns = recently=20 on 160 m and the QSB was bad, not always the case but recently very=20 noticeable.
Qrs 30/60/90 etc is far too slow on 500 khz because of the QSB the = signals=20 are all chopped up and virtually impossible to get an ID. 
Some years ago when the band was in use by the marine service I = could copy=20 ships across the atlantic and out to the far east Japan etc at night=20 time pretty well every night but the average ships TX was = running 1kw=20 out and a good inv L anternna, some large ships probably had a 1/4 = antenna, a=20 big ERP.
Copy was on normal CW.
I will look out for acty when time permits.
 
73 de Mal/G3KEV
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 MIKE REID =
Sent: Thursday, November 02, = 2006 6:01=20 AM
Subject: LF: Re: 500

Hi Mal,
 
The band is very busy tonight with many stations on the air right = now=20 around 506kc. Everyone is armchair copy in regular CW. At 505.7kc = there is a=20 21wpm CW station out of Colorado USA running 100w output to a = vertical.
 
Mike
WE0H
WD2XGI
WD2XSH/16
EN35hj
----- Original Message -----
From: hamilton mal
To: rsgb
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, = 2006 3:28=20 AM
Subject: LF: 500

Hi All
I noticed a burst of acty last nite at = 2314z on 505=20 khz approx. The keying
was fast and lasted 80 secs No ID.
I = was set at=20 qrs 3

73 = G3KEV


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