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boundary=000e0cd21764c4727704788efcc2 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=HTML_MESSAGE 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: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m264.1 ; domain : googlemail.com DKIM : fail X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --000e0cd21764c4727704788efcc2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Rik, LF, I should be able to make 1w ERP or more using my Class D Tx but I have matching problems on 500kHz so no real high power in use yet. 73 Gary - G4WGT. 2009/11/17 Rik Strobbe > Gary, > > sure. > Condx were very poor during our QSO. > If propagation is good (as it was from 20-22UTC) far less than 1 Watt ERP > might do the job. > In addition you are most likely at a better location for VO in the north of > England. > Few days ago Finbar worked Joe in CW with 559-579 reports while i could > barely hear Joe. > > 73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T > > > At 10:46 17/11/2009, you wrote: > > Rik, > > Well done. > > I should be in a position to attempt the same as I saw solid QRS signals > from Joe. > > Gary - G4WGT. > > 2009/11/17 Rik Strobbe < rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be> > Gary, All, > > yesterday I could copy VX9MRC in QRSS3 with a surprising strong signal as > early as 18 UTC, when I launched Argo. > Throughout the evening the signal was strong and with little QSB from > 19-22UTC, after that the signal became weaker with much more QSB. > Probably because I had a sked with Joe at 22:40 UTC ;-) . > But despite all we managed to complete the QSO with both way M report > (would have been a solid O earlier the evening). > A first ON-VE QSO on 500kHz and with +/- 4075km a new DX record for me > Joe transmitted on 507.770 and I on 501.190. > Between 19 and 22 UTC the signal was audible most of the time and would > have been CW copy if it were not squeezed between the NDB "Z" carrier at > 507.980 (S9+ here) the SM6BHZ CW/SSB test transmissions (up to S9) and a > local birdie on 507.600. > > For the QSO I was running 300W into my 11m high / 25m long lazy-L antenna, > estimated ERP about 1.5 Watt (at best, if the greenery does not absorb too > much) > > The night from Sunday - Monday I left Argo running, VX9MRC produced a good > signal all through the night and faded out at 07UTC. This would mean that > there is a potential transatlantic path on 500kHz for 13h a day !!! > > 73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T > > At 17:05 16/11/2009, you wrote: > Hi All, > > Good signals from both stations last night. > > Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo. > > > > --000e0cd21764c4727704788efcc2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rik, LF,

I should be able to make 1w ERP or more using= my Class D Tx but I have matching problems on 500kHz so no real high powe= r in use yet.

73

Gary -= G4WGT.

2009/11/17 Rik Strobbe &l= t;rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.= be>
Gary,

sure.
Condx were very poor during our QSO.
If propagation is good (as it was from 20-22UTC) far less than 1 Watt ERP might do the job.
In addition you are most likely at a better location for VO in the north of England.
Few days ago Finbar worked Joe in CW with 559-579 reports while i could barely hear Joe.

73, Rik=A0 ON7YD - OR7T


At 10:46 17/11/2009, you wrote:
Rik,

Well done.

I should be in a position to attempt the same as I saw solid QRS signals from Joe.

Gary - G4WGT.

2009/11/17 Rik Strobbe < rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be>
Gary, All,

yesterday I could copy VX9MRC in QRSS3 with a surprising strong signal as early as 18 UTC, when I launched Argo.
Throughout the evening the signal was strong and with little QSB= from 19-22UTC, after that the signal became weaker with much more QSB.
Probably because I had a sked with Joe at 22:40 UTC ;-) .
But despite all we managed to complete the QSO with both way M re= port (would have been a solid O earlier the evening).
A first ON-VE QSO on 500kHz and with +/- 4075km a new DX record= for me
Joe transmitted on 507.770 and I on 501.190.
Between 19 and 22 UTC the signal was audible most of the time and would have been CW copy if it were not squeezed between the NDB "Z" carrier at 507.980 (S9+ here) the SM6BHZ CW/SSB test transmissions (up to S9) and a local birdie on 507.600.

For the QSO I was running 300W into my 11m high / 25m long lazy-L antenna, estimated ERP about 1.5 Watt (at best, if the greenery does not absorb too much)

The night from Sunday - Monday I left Argo running,=A0 VX9MRC produced a good signal all through the night and faded out at 07UTC. This would mean that there is a potential transatlantic path on 500kHz for 13h a day !!!

73, Rik=A0 ON7YD - OR7T

At 17:05 16/11/2009, you wrote:
Hi All,

Good signals from both stations last night.

Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo.




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