Return-Path: Received: from rly-md02.mx.aol.com (rly-md02.mail.aol.com [172.20.29.140]) by air-md06.mail.aol.com (v119.12) with ESMTP id MAILINMD063-8ec47128f15150; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:50:33 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-md02.mx.aol.com (v119.12) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMD024-8ec47128f15150; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:50:15 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1IhBLM-0000L1-RL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:49:52 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1IhBLM-0000Ks-AB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:49:52 +0100 Received: from bay0-omc3-s27.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.227]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IhBLG-0002p8-IP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:49:52 +0100 Received: from BAY124-W32 ([207.46.11.195]) by bay0-omc3-s27.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:49:14 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [62.50.197.208] From: Laurence KL1X To: Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:49:13 -0800 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <471269C9.5010607@w1tag.com> References: <000701c80e86$d700cea0$48e4fc3e@g3kev> <471269C9.5010607@w1tag.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Oct 2007 21:49:14.0202 (UTC) FILETIME=[0FC87BA0:01C80EAC] X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_0a157363-03b3-42dd-898f-93aebc464b9a_" Subject: RE: LF: MF acty 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=FORGED_HOTMAIL_RCVD, 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 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --_0a157363-03b3-42dd-898f-93aebc464b9a_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Being one whom seems destined to live in places where no local activity exis= ts within , say, 5000Kms radii, can I say that Ive had the delight to hear n= umerous Eu signals on Circa 505Khz over the past 48 hours of listening. =20 Todays feast started off with a CW qso with a G3UNT (599)and a G4D (DGR or G= DR I cant remember... (549, I was in the Croydon at the time) :- youll have=20= to remember Ive a long term memory of a goldfish; then a longish qso with GI= 4DPE (559) and G3KEV (599), (M1 J12). With Guss' signal dogboning from SM an= d D beacons stations booming in made my drive from Sussex to Nottingham m= ore interesting than having to listen to BBC local radio drivel =20 Antennae =20 Ive had at least two people today come up to me and say "I got to ask why DO= YOU HAVE A BABY BOTTLE on your car roof?" -=20 =20 Note to self : - try to replace baby bottle with something more mundane. =20 Noise=20 =20 The noise level is pretty good, and I only get a couple of squeaks from the=20= PC near 500KHz. Earthing the coax where it comes from the eprobe knocks some= 30dB of internal to car hash from getting to the probe. The best place Ive=20= found is near, but not on, the door catch bolt. I have about a 6 inch tail o= f wire bonded to the outer of the RG174 cable and this is connected to the c= ar chassis. Running the 12VDC to 240VAC inverter does create a few dBs more=20= noise but not enough to mask Finbars signal. =20 Regards and thanks to all for the beacons and CW signals. =20 Laurence G4DMA/M J28 M1 for the night. SDR IQ modded PA0RDT probe on magmount. Dell D610 _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts!=A0 Play Star Shuffle:=A0 the word scramble c= hallenge with star power. http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=3Dstarshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct= =3D --_0a157363-03b3-42dd-898f-93aebc464b9a_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable  
Being one whom seems destined to live in places where no local activity exis= ts within , say, 5000Kms radii, can I say that Ive had the delight to hear n= umerous Eu signals on Circa 505Khz over the past 48 hours of listening.
 
Todays feast started off with a CW qso with a G3UNT (599)and a G4D= (DGR or GDR I cant remember... (549, I was in the Croydon at the = time) :- youll have to remember Ive a long term memory of a goldfish; t= hen a longish qso with GI4DPE (559) and G3KEV (599), (M1 J12). Wit= h Guss' signal dogboning from SM and D  beacons stations  booming=20= in  made my drive from Sussex to Nottingham more interesting than havin= g to listen to BBC local radio drivel
 
Antennae
 
Ive had at least two people today come up to me and say "I got to ask why DO= YOU HAVE A BABY BOTTLE on your car roof?" - 
 
Note to self : - try to replace baby bottle with something more mundane.
 
Noise
 
The noise level is pretty good, and I only get a couple of squeaks from the=20= PC near 500KHz. Earthing the coax where it comes from the eprobe knocks some= 30dB of internal to car hash from getting to the probe. The best place Ive=20= found is near, but not on, the door catch bolt. I have about a 6 inch t= ail of wire bonded to the outer of the RG174 cable and this is connected to=20= the car chassis. Running the 12VDC to 240VAC inverter does create a few dBs=20= more noise but not enough to mask Finbars signal.
 
Regards and thanks to all for the beacons and CW signals.
 
Laurence G4DMA/M
J28 M1 for the night.
SDR IQ modded PA0RDT probe on magmount. Dell D610

Climb to th= e top of the charts!=A0 Play Star Shuffle:=A0 the word scramble challenge wi= th star power. Play Now! =3D --_0a157363-03b3-42dd-898f-93aebc464b9a_--