Return-Path: Received: from rly-dg03.mx.aol.com (rly-dg03.mail.aol.com [172.19.151.87]) by air-dg07.mail.aol.com (v121_r5.5) with ESMTP id MAILINDG072-5b64985f782371; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:27:14 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dg03.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDG037-5b64985f782371; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:27:00 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LThy0-00023f-OH for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:26:52 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LThy0-00023W-8q for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:26:52 +0000 Received: from smtp5.freeserve.com ([193.252.22.128]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LThxy-0005zU-RY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:26:52 +0000 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3416.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id E89AE1C00087 for ; Sun, 1 Feb 2009 20:26:40 +0100 (CET) Received: from AGB (unknown [91.110.90.196]) by mwinf3416.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id A7E141C00082 for ; Sun, 1 Feb 2009 20:26:40 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20090201192640687.A7E141C00082@mwinf3416.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: <62ED4C9DE7CA46E19AB50CA71E84C078@AGB> From: "Graham" To: References: <1C74AC0CBE924A0FB6DC4ADC1B7072CF@JimPC> In-Reply-To: <1C74AC0CBE924A0FB6DC4ADC1B7072CF@JimPC> Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 19:26:25 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8050.1202 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8050.1202 X-Spam-Score: 0.2 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=0.174 Subject: Re: LF: Re: 'JNT WSPR Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original 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=0.1 required=5.0 tests=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 Jim Sorry to read that , I have the old bbc radio merseyside tx about 1 miles from me .. that was bad enough .. till it started to send 3 or 4 mw signals . now its all over the place .. roll on digital bc .. hopefully it will be turned off ... be like waking up on that wonderful day and finding the decca signal had gone from 1.9 mhz ... ... G .. -------------------------------------------------- From: "James Moritz" Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 6:50 PM To: Subject: LF: Re: 'JNT WSPR > > Dear Andy, LF Group, > > Should be better now - I have been playing with antennas due to the > problem > that arose yesterday with the increased noise levels. Incidentally, I just > saw your frequency jump from 503870 to 503885 Hz in the middle of the 1830 > transmission, but still gave 0dB and +3dB SNRs - on two frequencies! > > After going out and about with a loop and portable RX, I am now pretty > certain that the QRM is being radiated from the Brookmans Park transmitter > site. I am not entirely certain, but there seems to be some correlation > between the noise and the BBC R5 909kHz transmission audio, the antenna of > which is about 500m from here. This was also the case before, but the QRM > level has risen by about 20dB in the last day or so. > > As an experiment, I have lashed up an EWE-like antenna, and with suitable > tweaking this gives about 20dB of unidirectional null, which has brought > me > back to more or less where I was before, at least for signals coming from > a > westerly direction. It is too big to be a permanent fixture, and also > interacts with the TX antenna. But I think similar or better results will > be > achievable by phasing a vertical antenna against the existing loops here. > > Cheers, Jim Moritz > 73 de M0BMU > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Talbot" > To: > Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 5:26 PM > Subject: LF: 'JNT WSPR > > >> Why are you reporting such a low SNR, Jim ? > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1928 - Release Date: 01/31/09 > 20:03:00 >