X-GM-THRID: 1228172546205623358 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.121.4 with SMTP id t4cs256619huc; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:57:56 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.180.7 with SMTP id h7mr20441870qbp.1171277875479; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:57:55 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id e15si6699114qbe.2007.02.12.02.57.53; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:57:55 -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 1HGYpQ-0007Dr-5C for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:54:36 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HGYpP-0007Di-PH for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:54:35 +0000 Received: from smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net ([212.135.6.13]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HGYpM-000581-NB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:54:35 +0000 Received: from bb-87-82-10-141.ukonline.co.uk ([87.82.10.141] helo=[192.168.0.4]) by smarthost3.mail.uk.easynet.net with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 1HGYpK-000KRU-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:54:30 +0000 Message-ID: <45D04907.3010908@ukonline.co.uk> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:01:27 +0000 From: Peter Dodd User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <45D0405A.17259.204E22@localhost> In-Reply-To: <45D0405A.17259.204E22@localhost> X-Spam-Score: -0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.260 Subject: Re: LF: Transatlantic QSO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 7009 Mike and Joe This is a splendid result and you are both to be congratulated. Particularly Mike who has such a restricted site - it just shows what can be done with skill and perseverance. Peter, G3LDO > Joe, VO1NA, and I completed a successful QSO last night. He was using > QRSS60 and I used QRSS30. The contact involved no repeats and lasted > 3.5 hours, starting at 2230UTC. 'O' reports were exchanged. > > The attached images of Joe show that conditions were very good, with > some strong fades. Initially I had Argo set to 30 second dots, but > changed to 60s during a fade, which is why the first picture looks > odd. > > I run about 200mW ERP from an antenna squeezed into a garden 20m > (70ft) by 8m (25ft). I believe Joe was running well below 1W ERP > himself. > >