Return-Path: Received: from rly-yb01.mx.aol.com (rly-yb01.mail.aol.com [172.18.205.133]) by air-yb02.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILINYB22-1734728f608180; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:39:47 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-yb01.mx.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYB11-1734728f608180; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:39:23 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1InLGZ-00065f-Kw for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:38:23 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1InLGZ-00065W-7E for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:38:23 +0000 Received: from sighthound.demon.co.uk ([80.177.174.126]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1InLGW-0002ok-Tx for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:38:23 +0000 Received: from lurcher.twatt.local (lurcher.twatt.local [127.0.1.1]) by lurcher.twatt.local (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0368FDA4D6 for ; Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:38:14 +0000 (GMT) Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:38:14 +0000 From: John Pumford-Green GM4SLV To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Message-ID: <20071031213814.4185ebfc@lurcher.twatt.local> In-Reply-To: <4728F137.24442.2DC651A@dave.davesergeant.com> References: <4728F137.24442.2DC651A@dave.davesergeant.com> Organization: The Gammy Bird X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.12.0; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.040,RCVD_ILLEGAL_IP=0.234 Subject: Re: LF: XBand 500kz 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 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:18:47 -0000 "Dave Sergeant" wrote: > > Just trying to get myself sorted out for this crossband stuff. Hello LF, Dave & Mike A pile up! I was waiting to pounce on Mike G3YPE after Brian finished and F6BWO nabbed the QRG! I QSYd to 501.5 and 3530 and had a succesful x-band QSO - thanks Mike! This x-band stuff is real radio! I use my K2 and a PA0RDT active "mini-whip" for RX on 80m and the seperate 500khz TX and antenna for transmit. Unfortunately there's lots of headphone plugging/unplugging to follow both halfs of an ongoing x-band QSO so as to know when to call/tail end etc! Great fun. I had a question posed by a DL station about the legality of working us - since we're outside the normal "amateur service". My opinion is it's fine. I've asked John Gould for the official line but intend to continue with it as it helps my "research" to work and get reports from as many stations, as far away, as possible. Cheers, John -- John GM4SLV IP90gg Clousta, Shetland