Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mp03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mp03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.193.71]) by air-mb06.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMB063-a7664cdd1d1c72; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:55:24 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mp03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id EB76B38000090; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:55:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PGrG3-0008NA-4U for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:27 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PGrG2-0008N1-Oj for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:26 +0000 Received: from mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.48]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PGrG1-00066P-RQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:26 +0000 Received: from aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20101112105320.GUGN19887.mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:20 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.33] (really [82.5.252.15]) by aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.3.00.04.00 201-2196-133-20080908) with ESMTP id <20101112105319.TPVA20122.aamtaout01-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.2.33]> for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:19 +0000 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:53:11 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4CDD1C97.14829.3AC163B@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> In-reply-to: <1289419566.2456.23.camel@gerhard-desktop> References: <4CDADE84.17835.1934ABC@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com>, <1289419566.2456.23.camel@gerhard-desktop> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=JvdXmxIgLJv2/GthKqHpGJEEHukvLcvELVXUanXFreg= c=1 sm=0 a=9YlaCzn6_68A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=YhOGA0M40M2nKKOSSgkA:9 a=4ftcWxhiQkawPA5pYxm5byCg5l0A:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: XDV on 137 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII 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=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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: 3039ac1dc1474cdd1d174054 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 Gerhard, Thanks for the report. Your grabber is very useful. It is often usable when DF6NM's grabber has bad QRM. My new (extra) insulators and silicon grease seem to have improved the reliability of my antenna in wet conditions. There will be more DX tests in the next few days when the gales have stopped. Mike, G3XDV ========== > Hello Mike! > > As usual, you are very well visible on my grabber. > > members.aon.at/grabber > > Recently, you nearly overdrive my range settings and your signal was > pure red colour, means at least 25db over noise. > > > 73 es gl with you new insulators. > > OE3GHB > Gerhard > > > > Am Mittwoch, den 10.11.2010, 18:03 +0000 schrieb Mike Dennison: > > My last QRSS120 beacon transmission was stopped because of sparks at > > the end of the antenna on a very wet night. I have now installed > > more insulators and coated them wth silicon grease. > > > > I will be sending 'X' at QRSS120 this evening on 137.7758kHz > > starting on each hour from 1800 to 2200. > > > > Mike, G3XDV > > ========== > > > > >