Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd02.mx.aol.com (rly-dd02.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.149]) by air-dd10.mail.aol.com (v121_r3.13) with ESMTP id MAILINDD103-b6348ff9562363; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:05:01 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd02.mx.aol.com (v121_r3.13) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD025-b6348ff9562363; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:04:36 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Ksks3-00064q-7I for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:03:59 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Ksks2-00064h-HL for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:03:58 +0100 Received: from smtp5.freeserve.com ([193.252.22.151] helo=smtp6.freeserve.com) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Ksks0-0000Ht-5z for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:03:58 +0100 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3523.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id BA20C1C00084 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:03:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: from AGB (unknown [91.110.94.67]) by mwinf3523.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id 499771C00083 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:03:44 +0200 (CEST) X-ME-UUID: 20081022210344301.499771C00083@mwinf3523.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: <66A641F5B60A40E8A0758CF5E0B68EE7@AGB> From: "Graham" To: References: <005401c93157$a8203a90$6401a8c0@asus> <00D6E9FD969E46C9B3983B8076E9D9C1@DennisPC> In-Reply-To: <00D6E9FD969E46C9B3983B8076E9D9C1@DennisPC> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 22:03:43 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.5027.908 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.5027.908 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: Re: RTTY QSO 500 KHz Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_010A_01C93492.0C5F1FC0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=HTML_50_60,HTML_MESSAGE, MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME 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: domain : post.thorcom.com ; SPF_helo = n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: domain : g8fzk.fsnet.co.uk ; SPF_822_from = n ------=_NextPart_000_010A_01C93492.0C5F1FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dennis, Interesting on the rtty contact, what method are you using for 'tx' ? What is your locator square ? you may be in the 'dead zone' in terns of dist= ance , Gary and myself are roughly the same distance north , but after 70 mi= les or so ,there is a 'dead zone' till about 200 , I don't know, may be a ba= nd 100 miles wide after that, that's a problem with the band and as you can=20= see at 600 miles, signals show up quite well at Shetland, while not showing= at Glasgow=20 I posted this 18/10 , : was that you on cw ?=20 Seeing a very low signal on 502.350 no audio .. looks like a cw cq call ? =20= 60 second tx with 'gap'=20 35 ft top load .. no atu ... ft897-d atten 'on'=20 G=20 G0NBD IO83LK=20 From: DENNIS EASTERLING=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:54 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: LF: Re: RTTY QSO 500 KHz Hi Gary You may have heared me using RTTY on the 18th as I had a QSO with Chris G3XI= Z earlier which went wrong, and was testing my TX later during your QSO with= him. My main problem is that I appear to be getting our reasonably well,=20= but not so good on receive so didn't hear you. Sorry about that. I am working on the receive problem which is probably du= e to high QRN at my location. 73 Dennis M0JXM ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gary - G4WGT=20 To: LF -RSGB LF Group=20 Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:28 PM Subject: LF: RTTY QSO 500 KHz Hi LF, =20 Just had a good RTTY QSO with Chris G3XIZ. =20 Is there any other station can use RTTY, 45 Baud, 85 Hz shift ? =20 Please look for my CQ calls on 503.600 KHz =20 73, =20 Gary - G4WGT - IO83QP. =20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.2/1739 - Release Date: 10/22/2008 0= 7:23 ------=_NextPart_000_010A_01C93492.0C5F1FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dennis,
 
Interesting on the rtty contact, what metho= d are=20 you using for 'tx' ?
 
What is your locator square ? you may be in= the=20 'dead zone' in terns of distance , Gary and myself are roughly the same dist= ance=20 north , but after 70 miles or so ,there is a 'dead zone' till about 200 , I=20 don't know, may be a band 100 miles wide after that, that's a problem with t= he=20 band and as you can see at 600 miles, signals show up  quite well at=20 Shetland, while not showing at Glasgow
 
 
 
I posted this 18/10 , :  was that= you on=20 cw ?
 
Seeing a very  low signal on 502.350 n= o audio=20 .. looks like a cw cq call ?  60 second tx with 'gap'
 
35 ft top load .. no atu ... ft897-d =20= atten=20 'on'
 
G
 
G0NBD
 
IO83LK

Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 5:54 PM
Subject: LF: Re: RTTY QSO 500 KHz

Hi Gary
 
You may have heared me using RTTY on the 18= th as I=20 had a QSO with Chris G3XIZ earlier which went wrong, and was testing my TX l= ater=20 during your QSO with him.   My main problem is that I appear to be= =20 getting our reasonably well, but not so good on receive so didn't hear=20 you.