X-GM-THRID: 1238223863516218585 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.172.11 with SMTP id u11cs111995hue; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 11:01:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.112.3 with SMTP id k3mr5056042buc.1180893713692; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:01:53 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id d23si9615515nfh.2007.06.03.11.01.50; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:01:53 -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 1HuuLx-0000ao-BN for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:58:57 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HuuLw-0000af-K4 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:58:56 +0100 Received: from mk-outboundfilter-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com ([212.74.114.5]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <500kcs@uku.co.uk>) id 1HuuLv-0007Ni-H2 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:58:56 +0100 X-SBRS: -2.0 X-RemoteIP: 80.225.186.215 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AutRAFOdYkZQ4brXUGdsb2JhbAAVglOES4FtgWWEbgEBPwGJYQ X-IronPort-AV: i="4.16,378,1175468400"; d="scan'208,217"; a="582525136:sNHT39949266" Received: from [80.225.186.215] (port=1072 helo=o) by mk-relay-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com with smtp (Exim 4.66 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from <500kcs@uku.co.uk>) id 1Huu4U-000M0T-3V for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:40:56 +0100 Message-ID: <001f01c7a606$598e6fb0$d7bae150@o> From: "Gw3UEP" <500kcs@uku.co.uk> To: References: Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 18:40:26 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Scanned with ClamAV X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: Re: 500 Khz Portable Results Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01C7A60E.A6CD3DD0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,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: 1615 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C7A60E.A6CD3DD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tks Colin. =20 My bcn currently on 501.5 - just fixed severe S9 wipe-out noise fm the = village since Friday - owners away for w/end - was saturating village = via BT cables. Traced to faulty BT wireless-router 200yds away - silence agn! Will look for you on 502 later. Rog. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: G3vtt@aol.com=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 5:44 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: 500 Khz Portable Results Thanks Rog, My XYL currently in Maeslyn nr Llandysul visiting her mother!!!!! Would = love to work you on 502. Will be on tonight, thanks for the QSP 73 Colin VTT In a message dated 03/06/2007 10:15:48 GMT Standard Time, = 500kcs@uku.co.uk writes: Colin, QSP fm Tom /OLB Also good copy from '3VTT/P using a 400' kite on a beach somewhere and = a rather weak signal from '3KEV. Stuck 200uH in series with my 160 inv. = L which brought it down to 500Kc/s and your beacon registering about a 3 = or 4 on the meter. Rog. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: G3vtt@aol.com=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 4:59 PM Subject: LF: 500 Khz Portable Results Good afternoon, A collective reply to all of your e-mail's. Firstly sincere thanks to all of the stations who came on, = particularly those who called but we could not hear. Reports were G3UNT 599plus, G3XAQ 599, MoBMU 579, G3KEV 579. Nothing = heard from Adrian G4GDR or Dave G3YMC as we had a 10 Kw broadcast = station at Hoo breaking through into our DC receiver. The receiver was = an NE602 mixer oscillator feeding an LM386 and the transmitter was a two = transistor, BC108/BFY51 driving an IRF510 with 10w output. This was link = coupled, 16 turns, into a series atu using 300 turns of wire on a 1.5 = inch plastic pipe and 1000pf series tuning. Two delta kites were used to = lift the wire at 45 degrees and the counterpoise was 200 feet of wire = laying on the beach and going into the Thames. The battery supply was an alarm system gel battery and the whole lot = was forced marched from my house down the hill and across the marsh to = Egypt Bay which is almost opposite Canvey Island in the mouth of the = Thames. It is around an hour in both directions in the blazing sun. Putting the wire into the river (salt water) caused the aerial current = to fall. Using the wire as a true counterpoise laying on the beach gave = a significant increase in current. We are convinced we would copy all = stations with a better receiver. Geoff G3YVF has returned to base to = modify the rig. Thanks again, we will repeat the exercise as soon as we can. We saw no sign of any Ofcom inspectors despite informing the local = Field Office........ 73 all Colin G3VTT & Geoff G3YVF ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C7A60E.A6CD3DD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Tks Colin. 
My bcn currently on 501.5 - just fixed severe S9 wipe-out = noise fm the=20 village since Friday - owners away for w/end - was saturating = village via=20 BT cables.
Traced to faulty BT wireless-router 200yds away - silence = agn!
Will look for you on 502 later.
Rog.
 
----- Original Message -----=20
From: G3vtt@aol.com =
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= =20
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: 500 Khz Portable Results

Thanks Rog,
 
My XYL currently in Maeslyn nr Llandysul visiting her mother!!!!! = Would=20 love to work you on 502. Will be on tonight, thanks for the QSP
 
73
 
Colin VTT
 
In a message dated 03/06/2007 10:15:48 GMT Standard Time, 500kcs@uku.co.uk writes:
  Colin, QSP fm Tom=20 /OLB
 
Also good copy from '3VTT/P using a = 400' kite on=20 a beach somewhere and a rather weak signal from '3KEV. Stuck 200uH in = series=20 with my 160 inv. L which brought it down to 500Kc/s and your beacon=20 registering about a 3 or 4 on the meter.
 
Rog.
 
----- Original Message -----
 
 
From:=20 G3vtt@aol.com=20
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org= =20
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 = 4:59=20 PM
Subject: LF: 500 Khz Portable=20 Results

Good afternoon,
 
A collective reply to all of your e-mail's.
 
Firstly sincere thanks to all of the stations who came on, = particularly=20 those who called but we could not hear.
 
Reports were G3UNT 599plus, G3XAQ 599, MoBMU 579, G3KEV 579. = Nothing=20 heard from Adrian G4GDR or Dave G3YMC as we had a 10 Kw broadcast = station at=20 Hoo breaking through into our DC receiver. The receiver was an NE602 = mixer=20 oscillator feeding an LM386 and the transmitter was a two transistor,=20 BC108/BFY51 driving an IRF510 with 10w output. This was link coupled, = 16=20 turns, into a series atu using 300 turns of wire on a 1.5 inch plastic = pipe=20 and 1000pf series tuning. Two delta kites were used to lift the wire = at 45=20 degrees and the counterpoise was 200 feet of wire laying on the beach = and=20 going into the Thames.
 
The battery supply was an alarm system gel battery and the whole = lot was=20 forced marched from my house down the hill and across the marsh to = Egypt Bay=20 which is almost opposite Canvey Island in the mouth of the Thames. It = is=20 around an hour in both directions in the blazing sun.
 
Putting the wire into the river (salt water) caused the aerial = current to=20 fall. Using the wire as a true counterpoise laying on the beach gave a = significant increase in current. We are convinced we would copy all = stations=20 with a better receiver. Geoff G3YVF has returned to base to modify the = rig.
 
Thanks again, we will repeat the exercise as soon as we = can.
 
We saw no sign of any Ofcom inspectors despite informing the = local Field=20 Office........
 
73 all Colin G3VTT & Geoff=20 G3YVF
 
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