Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mg04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mg04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.204]) by air-de02.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDE022-5ea74cc9a1ec2d4; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:16:44 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mg04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id F16D9380000EB; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:16:42 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PBV7b-0001im-AR for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:14:35 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PBV7a-0001ic-Sr for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:14:34 +0100 Received: from mail-bw0-f43.google.com ([209.85.214.43]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PBV7X-000541-Kd for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:14:34 +0100 Received: by bwz1 with SMTP id 1so1633511bwz.16 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:14:30 -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=ieYfRpS58mohd7Zg32BaMR+f0Hr7p2Ve/jjHihkXthk=; b=cTqLLuHu+9xvoxem3QrRhbTAMti8klhDIKdif2/8Vb9woDGh7pzMBrWDBKwS3FNqNv Z2q6YgI4ezphD+bzYnjAp3uab+quknCwsU63+Y8yOeNVp8J6ZAnOLVBReYlUQ30/IPrS glS0Tny1ZZlPUdD9km3jG+4BktgNRoj9B3v6g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=rHuGFJzqQk+YGEiBb0Yvh8M6Bc3TNqXTwYHFE+MtJ1LkZZ0EZfqyYXo5NfZo/KLsRL W6nEpd1z6GXb7Qvv0VfpPAaZe5fTAsuVQY7Z3Z+24q7ER+n9kzj/QUlgREeiDcIbwbwh 0phpJNTQj4H0Bqu3EA25SILSoDCbuo3uqPOQY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.115.133 with SMTP id i5mr7794193bkq.27.1288282469656; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:14:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.23.10 with HTTP; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:14:29 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:14:29 +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: Dreamer's Band first UK tests Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6d625aef9710f0493afa2e5 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-d296.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : fail x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60cc4cc9a1ea3340 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --0016e6d625aef9710f0493afa2e5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 All, As requested in my NoV I have officially asked the Met Office for permission to transmit in the 8.7 - 9.1kHz band next week Tuesday - Friday 0800-1800 GMT. My initial tests will be a repeat of the earth mode tests done at 838Hz earlier in the summer using the same kit (4W, 20m spaced earth electrodes, plus also testing with the 70m sq loop antenna used on 136 and 500kHz. The most likely frequency will be 8.750kHz as I should be able to obtain a stable signal at this frequency by division of an available HF crystal. I will find a means of getting on 8.970kHz later. Modes will be 12wpm CW and QRSS3 initially. These local tests are not in the same league at all as Stefan's and I'm only expecting a few kms at best. However, it is a start and it allows me to test TX and RX equipment and PC packages. 73s Roger G3XBM -- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm G3XBM GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088 --0016e6d625aef9710f0493afa2e5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All,

As requested in my NoV I have officially asked the Met Office= for permission to transmit in the 8.7 - 9.1kHz band next week Tuesday -= Friday 0800-1800 GMT. My initial tests will be a repeat of the earth mode= tests done at 838Hz earlier in the summer using the same kit (4W, 20m spa= ced earth electrodes, plus also testing with the 70m sq loop antenna used= on 136 and 500kHz. The most likely frequency will be 8.750kHz as I should= be able to obtain a stable signal at this frequency by division of an ava= ilable HF crystal. I will find a means of getting on 8.970kHz later. Modes= will be 12wpm CW and QRSS3 initially.

These local tests are not in the same league at all as Stefan's an= d I'm only expecting a few kms at best. However, it is a start and it= allows me to test TX and RX equipment and PC packages.

73s
Roge= r G3XBM

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