Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dd08.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dd08.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.148]) by air-db07.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB074-869b4c658960270; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:05:20 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dd08.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 880D43800014A; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:05:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OjycI-0004Nr-Br for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:04:30 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OjycH-0004Ni-Ue for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:04:29 +0100 Received: from mail-fx0-f43.google.com ([209.85.161.43]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OjycG-0002D6-H3 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:04:29 +0100 Received: by fxm9 with SMTP id 9so2345833fxm.16 for ; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:04:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; bh=ec8agS5ahIy1AeJyvQ0mJYein5/MEgWiSy/awK62oII=; b=VoyKkhBwdbtnPx4XgpdkKpLWP0h0XeSvKNzd7cQr/TIXghN5+6dw1L71Jrlsh/i/cC neSfY2IyeVOkgShwBh929C2FrEGi7ey2nkJXW0pEZ0WwlXvLqUmroChfHbI+pC4glS7+ lq6jBM3bBAw3fmStj7e19A666YeP64HNM9/Vc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=EsaHCvblwYojpplXo2cMcXstFPWNDkxiBBd4cXXMcjDq13gRgft+8mbbr0ARe1uDfg pQSc0Y9ho6O7VGRqyxYq9T4C5ZD9N2q8s9Nl3FbIGadtbdN8RZQMCqXlNoroNZqjbEKT vGQhJ9RMfgd2US8fSjA7LvPu1gUnJ1zV2i86M= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.175.3 with SMTP id v3mr1001545bkz.49.1281722662286; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:04:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.194.69 with HTTP; Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:04:22 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:04:22 +0100 Message-ID: From: Roger Lapthorn To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: 500kHz WSPR - reports please (now back on vertical) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000325559cfafc7562048db84f48 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-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d240.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : fail x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40944c65895e20cd X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --000325559cfafc7562048db84f48 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I've gone back to the 5m high vertical with 28Mhz halo as top capacity loading and signal levels with M0BMU are higher than anything seen last winter (-5, -6dB S/N). Antenna current suggests ERP is now near 2mW for the first time ....QRO for me! It would be great to get a few more reports this evening from around the UK and Europe. Incidentally, the difference between the earth electrode antenna and the vertical on 500kHz is around -18dB in the best direction as far as I can tell. If I can make a small 4-6mH loading coil (not sure if a ferrite rod LW coil will do at 2W?) I may give this a try on 136kHz with the QRSS3 beacon in a few days' time. 73s Roger G3XBM -- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm G3XBM GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088 --000325559cfafc7562048db84f48 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've gone back to the 5m high vertical with 28Mhz halo as top capacity= loading and signal levels with M0BMU are higher than anything seen last= winter (-5, -6dB S/N). Antenna current suggests ERP is now near 2mW for= the first time=A0 ....QRO for me!

It would be great to get a few more reports this evening from around= the UK and Europe. Incidentally, the difference between the earth electro= de antenna and the vertical on 500kHz is around -18dB in the best directio= n as far as I can tell.

If I can make a small 4-6mH loading coil (not sure if a ferrite rod LW= coil will do at 2W?) I may give this a try on 136kHz with the QRSS3 beaco= n in a few days' time.

73s
Roger G3XBM

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