Return-Path: Received: from mtain-me11.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-me11.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.147]) by air-dd04.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD044-86ac4c78207e1b0; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:30:54 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-me11.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id E99943800008A; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:30:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Op5Yx-0004dE-9f for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:30:11 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Op5Yw-0004d5-UG for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:30:10 +0100 Received: from mail.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.11]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Op5Yv-0000KY-0F for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:30:10 +0100 Received: from pppoe.dyn-67.220.41.159.hurontel.on.ca (pppoe.dyn-67.220.41.159.hurontel.on.ca [67.220.41.159]) by mail.hurontel.on.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08B66FAD for ; Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:30:04 -0400 (EDT) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) From: John Bruce McCreath X-Priority: 3 In-Reply-To: <003a01cb460d$d1fcb5b0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:30:04 -0400 Message-Id: References: <003a01cb460d$d1fcb5b0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: QRP Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3--308873331 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 tests=HTML_60_70,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: 3039ac1d60934c78207c50aa X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none --Apple-Mail-3--308873331 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mal wrote: >It is difficult enough to be heard/seen with 1W erp on LF never mind QRP. >QRP on LF is a waste of time for those wishing to be heard outside their >own back yard using an elevated antenna. A grounded antenna is useful >only to keep a lightening strike from entering your shack. >de G3KEV Hi Mal, LFers, I beg to differ. My LowFER beacon on 188.830 kHz. has been copied solid at over 1200 miles! Not bad for 1 WATT D.C. INPUT into a "T" antenna and using QRSS30 mode! 73, J.B., VE3EAR LowFER Beacon "EAR" 188.830 kHz. QRSS30 EN93dr --Apple-Mail-3--308873331 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Mal wrote:
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>It is difficult= enough to be heard/seen with 1W erp on LF never mind QRP.
>QRP on LF is a waste of time for tho= se wishing to be heard outside their
>own back yard using an elevated antenna.= A grounded antenna is useful
>only to keep a= lightening strike from entering your shack.
>de G3KEV

Hi Mal,= LFers,

=
I beg to differ.  My LowFER beac= on on 188.830 kHz. has been copied
solid at over 1200 miles!  Not bad for 1 WATT D.C. INPUT= into a "T"
antenna and= using QRSS30 mode! 

= 73, J.B., VE3EAR

LowFER Beacon "EAR"
188.830 kHz. QRSS30
EN93dr





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