Return-Path: Received: from rly-mg07.mx.aol.com (rly-mg07.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.113]) by air-mg06.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINMG062-a224b02c29c1a9; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:35:49 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mg07.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG074-a224b02c29c1a9; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:34:55 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NAQ3S-0003ZC-KL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:33:18 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NAQ3S-0003Z3-3e for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:33:18 +0000 Received: from relay1.ptmail.sapo.pt ([212.55.154.21] helo=relay2.ptmail.sapo.pt) by relay3.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NAQ3P-00013L-Py for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:33:18 +0000 Received: (qmail 10121 invoked from network); 17 Nov 2009 15:32:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO sapo.pt) (10.134.37.164) by relay1 with SMTP; 17 Nov 2009 15:32:59 -0000 Received: (qmail 26426 invoked from network); 17 Nov 2009 15:32:58 -0000 X-AntiVirus: PTMail-AV 0.3-0.95.1 X-Scan-Status: AV clean (0.02528 seconds); AS clean (0.45724 seconds); Received: from unknown (HELO QuadCore) (hpessoa@sapo.pt@[85.243.166.101]) (envelope-sender ) by mta14 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 17 Nov 2009 15:32:58 -0000 Message-ID: <289517A9378B41F4B63A8863708B426C@QuadCore> From: "Henrique Pessoa" To: Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:32:59 -0000 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-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 091117-0, 17-11-2009), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Score: 3.6 (+++) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK=3.36,MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR=0.276 Subject: Fw: LF: 500kHz VX9MRC & WE2XGR/6 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=2.6 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK, MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR 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 Holy Mother! Henrique - CT1HX IM58gr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Tilley" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:49 PM Subject: Re: LF: 500kHz VX9MRC & WE2XGR/6 > Party to an offence? > > Warren Ziegler wrote: >> Lighten up Scott! >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Scott Tilley wrote: >> >>> The first illegal ON-VX QSO. >>> >>> >>> >>> Rik Strobbe wrote: >>> >>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >