Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd10.mx.aol.com (rly-dd10.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.157]) by air-dd04.mail.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD043-ba34a2ec591e5; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:27:04 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd10.mx.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD105-ba34a2ec591e5; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:26:59 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ME7tn-0003SA-Oo for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:26:23 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ME7tn-0003S1-Bh for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:26:23 +0100 Received: from smtp120.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.84.77]) by relay3.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1ME7tn-0007NH-4o for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:26:23 +0100 Received: (qmail 16929 invoked from network); 9 Jun 2009 20:26:15 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=xqbd78fKlxJxf3fGUGnWg8O8/mfcCQ/J7vueq6d/YttLBd2Uc4FXBO88Uc8Tuco/v3Uz2muPPEijyewy2NOVaCYij4rwg90nTbgqkENcujbwsTCap8onjnL1m3bQqmAzsz+wbtInrAEBxIKMj61p5Dt9S7rFhv6ELn7u7uM9Ygg= ; Received: from unknown (HELO lindavideo) (ken.h.wright@86.130.76.197 with login) by smtp120.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 9 Jun 2009 20:26:15 -0000 X-Yahoo-SMTP: APVNTmmswBB1ajQe0.MR1eIpHqOdoGKpEnK7HtPhl2t5AIcci3nTdw-- X-YMail-OSG: pAg2YLcVM1lqYvrwhTU6TLt7TDiG8BF1x.8wsBcVJ_WUXkvx6dZxLO6BavQMziHyrJFbf0n3I2WOp5A5wG49eEKAAAIyZ5ORGYrMzIGVfxP92g3kthpPoKnA4fAXW4udrLo1ZayDc6DjURK.PK1tOWGxh1.U5wX.bYtromUyGoeaf5MxCSBhmPTD5UEcuIbXTIbhamd2GSB940X_6VBinmKVlzVGUG0R9tF8xrKGmkJKBrxNdqLDAkaZUo6zTAn4u.P49OVrU87rtTUbFMFu7oIBVEdJqlVbQfXBcJ.NpUmW.4EJhaXdp.Kwoyc0t9OHUOhfvj4z_FR30oFpVdoQCcpUEliW9TRyrcK8XZ.u0iVMmoc- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <7FC8E83EA56A42658CD1BD286F7BCFD1@lindavideo> From: "Ken" To: References: Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:26:13 +0100 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 DomainKey-Status: good (testing) Subject: LF: Re: M0BMU small antenna test beacon 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 Hello Jim. I could just about hear you in Luton, IO91TV , at 19.50 UTC 73 Ken M0KHW ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Moritz" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 8:48 PM Subject: LF: M0BMU small antenna test beacon > Dear LF Group, > > As art of continuing investigations into antennas, grounds, etc., I am > running a beacon at the moment on 503.5kHz - I am testing a small "/P" > antenna similar to what G3CWI proposed to use a couple of weeks back. It > is a 9m high "umbrella" with 4 x 5m long top loading wires sloping at > about 45degrees. Ground system is 4 x 20m radial wires. > > The beacon is transmitting an 8wpm CW identifier, followed by five 5 > second dashes at reducing power levels in steps of 6dB. The maximum ERP is > somewhere in the region of 100mW ERP. The sequence repeats every 2 mins > roughly. > > I'll leave it running until after dark at least - any reports would be > very welcome. > > Cheers, Jim Moritz > 73 de M0BMU >