Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg07.mx.aol.com (rly-mg07.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.113]) by air-mg02.mail.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMG021-a2549cb6e761a7; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:01:04 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg07.mx.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG077-a2549cb6e761a7; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:00:55 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LmoFf-0008Up-Ic for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:03 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LmoFf-0008Ug-6T for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:03 +0000 Received: from vms173019pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.19]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LmoFd-00031D-A5 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:00:03 +0000 Received: from DR2 ([71.184.212.10]) by vms173019.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KH400DIK3ZOH1NR@vms173019.mailsrvcs.net> for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:59:48 -0500 (CDT) Message-id: <63B21C035B584FA68D28CB5FAE1589EB@DR2> From: "dave.riley3" To: References: <4A6AE023E8F54CDF9ABFC1DB78F176BA@DR2> <49CB60CE.7050807@charter.net> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:59:48 -0400 MIME-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Karma: unknown: X-Spam-Score: 3.4 (+++) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK=3.36 Subject: Re: LF: WSPR tonight Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response 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=1.6 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK 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 After years at sea I never heard a 600M inland station, actually never even knew of one except for the Mississippi River stations WAY back... I am 3 miles inland and can tell you that car radio reception is weaker here with more QRN than being down by the water... What really helps is Bill Ashloop's antenna especially over very poor conductivity ground and possibly the 23kv power lines that go down to the beach in a NE direction probably adding some amount of Beverage effect... The odd DB or so from the directional properties of the loop also help with less noise arriving from the sides... No complaints... No ground radials, no hazardous voltages, no lossy loading coils, little e-noise on receive, no detuning during WX changes... Just one piece of wire and one vacuum cap does it all... In fact it is part of the RFPA tank circuit here... ( no DC of course ) TNX Dave @ /17 ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Andrews" To: Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 7:02 AM Subject: Re: LF: WSPR tonight > Dave Riley seems to have some advantage by being right at the coast. Here > at 100 km inland (due west), EU copy on 600M has been more difficult. I > started a WSPR session around 0130 last night, and got only the following > for the whole night: > > 090326 0436 3 -28 0.7 0.503881 M0BMU IO91 33 > 090326 0450 1 -29 0.8 0.503881 7DJ/4Q3ASX S9 > > The previous evening, I had nothing at all on G0BND between 2300 and 0230, > so things are looking up! > > John Andrews, W1TAG > >