X-GM-THRID: 1247018466744690326 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.86.2.20 with SMTP id 20cs48903fgb; Sat, 8 Sep 2007 06:12:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.67.24.18 with SMTP id b18mr2444517ugj.1189257128025; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:12:08 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id u6si5687832uge.2007.09.08.06.11.59; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:12:08 -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) client-ip=193.82.116.20; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; 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) smtp.mail=owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1IU02t-0002xt-HS for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:08:19 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1IU02s-0002xk-IO for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:08:18 +0100 Received: from iasius.site5.com ([216.118.97.235]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IU02o-0000VX-K7 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:08:18 +0100 Received: from [62.249.237.217] (helo=daddave) by iasius.site5.com with esmtp (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IU02R-00015W-5Y for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:07:52 -0400 From: "Michael Probert" To: Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 14:08:12 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <002e01c7f213$229578b0$0e00000a@AGB> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Thread-Index: AcfyE55zZgpQKjq+TPOr8sJaktxmEQAAseYg X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - iasius.site5.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - blacksheep.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - ynysdawelcottages.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Message-Id: Subject: RE: LF: QRSS report on the beacon band Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C7F221.B2C13EC0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=5.0 tests=HTML_60_70, HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNKNOWN,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: 6745 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C7F221.B2C13EC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I ran my beacon from approx 10.00 BST ( having called CQ for about =BD = hour) to 21.00 BST. Then called CQ again and had an enjoyable cw qso with = G3XIZ who I had never received before. So beacons do serve a purpose and with = the problems of propagation over the land mass and the low power permitted I make no apology for occasionally running in beacon mode. Like David = below, I also get reports from first time listeners who are delighted to hear = some signal on 500khz. A card from GB2LD advising me that I was the first 500khz signals received since the = closure of GLD.was up lifting. When the 501/4 allocation is full of signals = fighting for space, as it was at times on 136khz, then I will cease beacon mode. =20 With best regards to all=20 =20 Mike GW4HXO. _____ =20 From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Graham Sent: 08 September 2007 13:24 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: QRSS report on the beacon band =20 Quite... =20 G ..=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: G0MRF@aol.com=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 1:11 PM Subject: Re: LF: QRSS report on the beacon band =20 Hi Peter. =20 Thank you for the report. =20 I know beacons are not everyone's idea of best band usage but I try to = keep my meagre 5mW out of the way at the top end of the band. (well, at the = top end of Dave's grabber which I use for monitoring) Also, I do get a couple of e-mails a week from people who tune their = radios down to 500k for the first time and then report the beacon as the only signal that's there during the 10 or 15 mins they listen. If the band was full with people struggling to find space to have a QSO = I would of course switch it off. =20 Thanks again =20 David =20 =20 =20 In a message dated 08/09/2007 11:00:18 GMT Standard Time, = m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk writes: I don't think I should be encouraging this but here it is any way. MRF = you are 579 at IO91UX. 80m dipole up 13m untuned RX TS690s wid no mods. see attached trace. =20 FMT =20 _____ =20 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=20 Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.9/994 - Release Date: 9/7/2007 16:40 __________ NOD32 2488 (20070828) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C7F221.B2C13EC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I ran my beacon from approx 10.00 = BST ( having called CQ for about =BD hour) to 21.00 BST.=A0 Then called CQ = again and had an enjoyable cw qso with G3XIZ who I had never received before. So = beacons do serve a purpose and with the problems of propagation over the land mass = and the low power permitted I make no apology for occasionally running in beacon mode.=A0=A0 Like David below, I also get reports from first time = listeners who are delighted to hear some signal on 500khz. A card from = GB2LD

advising me that I was the first = 500khz signals received since the closure of GLD.was up lifting. When the 501/4 allocation is full of signals fighting for space, as it was at times on = 136khz, then I will cease beacon mode.

 

With best regards to all =

 

Mike=A0 = GW4HXO.

From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Graham
Sent: 08 September 2007 = 13:24
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: QRSS = report on the beacon band

 

Quite...

 

=

G ..

----- Original Message ----- =

From: G0MRF@aol.com =

Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 1:11 = PM

Subject: Re: LF: QRSS report on the beacon = band

 

=

Hi = Peter.

 

=

Thank you for the = report.

 

=

I know beacons are = not everyone's idea of best band usage but I try to keep my meagre 5mW out of = the way at the top end of the band. (well, at the top end of Dave's grabber = which I use for monitoring)

Also, I do get a couple of e-mails = a week from people who tune their radios down to 500k for the first time and = then report the beacon as the only signal that's there during the 10 or 15 = mins they listen.

If the band was full with people struggling to find space to have a QSO I would of course switch it = off.

 

=

Thanks = again

 

=

David

 

=

 

=

 

=

In a message dated 08/09/2007 = 11:00:18 GMT Standard Time, m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk = writes:

I don't think I should be = encouraging this but here it is any way. MRF you are 579 at IO91UX. 80m dipole up = 13m untuned  RX TS690s wid no mods. see attached = trace.

 

=

FMT

 

=

No virus found in this incoming = message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.9/994 - Release Date: 9/7/2007 = 16:40



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