Return-Path: Received: from rly-me01.mx.aol.com (rly-me01.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.34]) by air-me02.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILINME023-99a47c9d77929c; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:24:10 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-me01.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINME016-99a47c9d77929c; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:23:54 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1JVa76-0001uU-Q0 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:23:28 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1JVa76-0001uL-FN for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:23:28 +0000 Received: from smarthost2.mail.uk.easynet.net ([212.135.6.12]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JVa73-0000LW-RP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:23:28 +0000 Received: from bb-87-82-5-233.ukonline.co.uk ([87.82.5.233] helo=[192.168.0.3]) by smarthost2.mail.uk.easynet.net with esmtp (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1JVa6z-000GaA-TF for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:23:22 +0000 Message-ID: <47C9D81B.60601@ukonline.co.uk> Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:26:35 +0000 From: Peter Dodd User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <007b01c87be8$a5991000$1402a8c0@e7010> In-Reply-To: <007b01c87be8$a5991000$1402a8c0@e7010> X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: G3LDO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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 : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Dear Peter, > hrd u 539 most time of last hour, called u several times on > 7000.5, but no response. Wkd GM4HXO on QSX 3575. Maybe 80m will be > better fer QSX DL? > 73 Walter DI2AG / DJ2LF Yes you are right. I tried 7MHz because it was successful on the TA contact the night before but it is very unreliable for shorter skip QSOs. Will go back to 80m for EU contacts. I have shut down the 500kHz transmitter. The wind has strengthened here on the South Coast and the SWR was all over the place. Antenna lowered at 2215hrs Peter G3LDO >