Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mc10.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mc10.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.82]) by air-db06.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB064-869a4cc8134814; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:55:52 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mc10.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id C2A2738000179; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:55:48 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PB4Zk-0002yV-VT for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:53:52 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PB4Zk-0002yM-Gg for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:53:52 +0100 Received: from qmta12.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.59.227]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PB4Zi-0002zV-7l for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:53:52 +0100 Received: from omta16.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.88]) by qmta12.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id PmLs1f0021uE5Es5CntjcM; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:53:43 +0000 Received: from JAYDELL ([76.23.233.102]) by omta16.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Pntj1f0032DDHkk3cntjuZ; Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:53:43 +0000 Message-ID: <005d01cb75cd$9a248060$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL> From: To: References: <000901cb7569$7a2b3920$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL> Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:53:42 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: LF: return of Alpha 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=0.3 required=5.0 tests=NO_REAL_NAME 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-sid: 3039ac1d60524cc8134457ea X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Wonder if any 'long term' Alpha watchers have noticed an increase in signal strength since their return yesterday. It's now well after sunrise and the signals are noticeably stronger than I recall in the past. Perhaps it's propagation or station improvements on this end ... or perhaps the Alpha maintenance crew cleaned out spider/wasp nests in the loading coils. http://www.w1vd.com/capture/Alpha102710.wav Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2