X-GM-THRID: 1236353355746000599 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.172.11 with SMTP id u11cs217734hue; Sun, 13 May 2007 22:34:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.66.237.9 with SMTP id k9mr4926771ugh.1179120847942; Sun, 13 May 2007 22:34:07 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id e23si13171141ugd.2007.05.13.22.34.03; Sun, 13 May 2007 22:34:07 -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 1HnT99-0003hW-Bd for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 14 May 2007 06:30:59 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HnT98-0003hN-Qb for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 14 May 2007 06:30:58 +0100 Received: from smtp812.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([217.146.188.72]) by relay2.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HnT97-0001Lm-8z for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 14 May 2007 06:30:58 +0100 Received: (qmail 69606 invoked from network); 14 May 2007 05:30:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Dave) (dsergeant@btinternet.com@86.134.126.112 with login) by smtp812.mail.ird.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 May 2007 05:30:50 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: fkvgkOkVM1kuwSyF_cSPUP60TIMcCQdaNo4jXFYNv4CjseADgfM5pSWc.dW7mLim7rEgEO1t7VcSRewWC97E.CK81e_UJWy7Y9UlURiCKcSih6AY From: "Dave Sergeant" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 06:30:56 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <46480220.31662.9CEFC@dave.davesergeant.com> In-reply-to: References: X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.997 Subject: Re: LF: UK Activity - 500 kHz Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 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: 3025 On 13 May 2007 at 16:36, G3vtt@aol.com wrote: > > Thanks for the info. I can inform you G3YVF has built a DC transceiver > but is rockbound on 502 but he has a poor antenna at home. He has > been using an MF 'Paraset' with 6L6 co and a pair of 6SK7 's as > det/audio but has since progressed to an NE602/LM386 receiver and a > three transistor TX giving 5 watts or so with inbuilt ATU. Wea re > both intending to use this in early June, in fact over the NFD > weekend, on 502 with a kite antenna and salt water ground plane from > the North Kent Marshes. As a point of interest, my NOV is specifically written for my home QTH. Are we allowed to operate /P under the terms of the NOV? > > I agree activity is down but that could be due, at least this > weekend, to the eardrum bursting static. I intend to be around most > early evenings this week and daytime. > Not noticed any static here (though I did a couple of weeks ago). But I got diverted yesterday by other things and by 10m sporadic E. Also found that when it rains the change in antenna impedance causes the TX to go unstable so need some time to sort that out as well. Hope to work you soon Colin. 73 Dave G3YMC http://www.davesergeant.com