Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dj01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dj01.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.19.187.137]) by air-di03.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDI031-eabe4c4334681ee; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:05:44 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dj01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id C7D79380000D4; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:05:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OaXHh-0003kz-LV for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:04:13 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OaXHh-0003kq-2k for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:04:13 +0100 Received: from out1.ip08ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.244]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OaXHf-0003Pj-1v for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:04:13 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AmQFAKXQQkxOk81B/2dsb2JhbACPaAODS4w5cb4QhSUEixc X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.55,223,1278284400"; d="scan'208,217";a="454066326" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.205.65]) by out1.ip08ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 18 Jul 2010 18:04:04 +0100 Message-ID: <006901cb269b$3839ce90$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:04:01 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: 136.96kHz testing Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0066_01CB26A3.99C76F20" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=BE_AMAZED,HTML_40_50, 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039cdbc9d054c4334664337 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01CB26A3.99C76F20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Roger=20 You are just pumping rf into the earth. Try a resonated 137 antenna an= d I might hear you. g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Roger Lapthorn=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Cc: M0BXT=20 Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 5:14 PM Subject: LF: 136.96kHz testing This is the very beginning of my journey onto 136kHz.... For anyone very very close to Burwell, Cambs, JO02DG, I'm putting a= QRP 10wpm keyer-generated CW message (later to be changed to QRSS3)= out on 136.96kHz CW into my earth electrode antenna. Power from the= TX is about 500mW, so ERP is just a few microwatts at most. =20 I'd appreciate reports, but be amazed to get any until I start to ru= n some more power into a real antenna. 73s Roger G3XBM --=20 http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm G3XBM GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088 ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01CB26A3.99C76F20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Roger
You are just pumping rf into the eart= h. Try a=20 resonated 137 antenna and I might hear you.
g3kev
 
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Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010= 5:14 PM
Subject: LF: 136.96kHz testin= g

This is the very beginning of my journey onto= =20 136kHz....

For anyone very very close to Burwe= ll, Cambs,=20 JO02DG, I'm putting a QRP 10wpm keyer-generated CW message (later to= be=20 changed to QRSS3) out on 136.96kHz CW into my earth electrode antenn= a. Power=20 from the TX is about 500mW, so ERP is just a few microwatts at most.=  =20

I'd appreciate reports, but be amazed to get any until I sta= rt to run=20 some more power into a real antenna.

73s
Roger G3XBM

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G3XBM =20   GQRP 1678      ISWL G11088
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