Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mb06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mb06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.26]) by air-dc03.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDC033-864f4d0603972fa; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:29:27 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mb06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 76C0D380000AE; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:29:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PS6ZY-00049P-Ht for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:28:04 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PS6ZY-00049G-12 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:28:04 +0000 Received: from out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.243]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PS6ZV-00025X-5M for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:28:03 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvcIABmSBU1cHYH+/2dsb2JhbACCD489hnSDFAGIJ3jBHYJ1glUEgWCMR4JY X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.59,335,1288569600"; d="scan'208,217";a="471973701" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.29.129.254]) by out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 13 Dec 2010 11:27:54 +0000 Message-ID: <002701cb9ab8$c64239c0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <620676.68802.qm@web28510.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <4D05661B.5020004@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <969033.93602.qm@web28516.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:27:49 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: VLF Test Transmission - Monday Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01CB9AB8.C6090150" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,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: 3039ac1d601a4d060393573f X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : temperror ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CB9AB8.C6090150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Chris Nil seen so far, but I am not calibrated for absolute freq accuracy. 73 de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Chris Osborn=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 9:38 AM Subject: Re: LF: VLF Test Transmission - Monday Dear Stefan, Many thanks for your continued support, encouragement and advice. I shall start by using QRSS-3 and later switch to a very long carrie= r timing. I plan to increase power over the Christmas holidays but any report= would be most welcome and help to keep up morale. 73 Chris G3XIZ=20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------= -------- From: Stefan Sch=E4fer To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Sent: Mon, 13 December, 2010 0:17:31 Subject: Re: LF: VLF Test Transmission - Monday Chris, VLF,=20 Despite all my optimism i do not assume to receive your signal here= in JN49IK00WD. But Jim/M0BMU or Roger/G3XBM is not even 50 km distant= to your QTH. If you can transmit a longer carrier, some hours long,= maybe someone near your QTH will receive your signal. I have generated a usr file which people may use in SpecLab for your= transmission. It is set to 424 uHz and 10minutes per pixel, 8972 Hz= and locked to GBZ. It includes band limiting and a noise blanker and= clipper. Maybe this helps for the first UK-UK contact! :-) 73, Stefan/DK7FC Am 12.12.2010 22:56, schrieb Gary - G4WGT:=20 Hi Chris,=20 Thanks for your notification. I have set my newly modified split screen 9kHz grabber at :- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15990181/9khz.jpg to monitor your frequency, the other half of the split is currentl= y on Rogers G3XBM favourite frequency. --=20 73,=20 Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo. LF MF Grabber - Web Site - Blogspot - 9kHz Grabber On 12 December 2010 21:28, Chris Osborn wrote: LF, I have had permission from the Met Office to do some more VLF te= st transmissions. Time: 0900 - 1200 Z Monday 13th December 2010 =20 QRG: 8.972 kHz Power: 50 watts RF (max) Mode: QRSS - 3 to QRSS - 30 Aerial: 40m inverted 'L' - height 10m I have a resonant aerial system and 0.14A of aerial current so= hope to get some local reports. 73 Chris G3XIZ Biggleswade IO 92 UB =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01CB9AB8.C6090150 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Chris
Nil seen so far, but I am not calibra= ted for=20 absolute freq accuracy.
73 de mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Chris= Osborn=20
Sent: Monday, December 13, 20= 10 9:38=20 AM
Subject: Re: LF: VLF Test Tra= nsmission -=20 Monday

Dear Stefan,

Many thanks for your continued support, enc= ouragement=20 and advice.
I shall start by using QRSS-3 and later switch to a= very long=20 carrier timing.

I plan to increase power over the Christmas= holidays=20 but any report wou= ld=20 be
most welcome and help to keep up morale.

73 Chris G3XIZ= =20

From: Stefan Sch=E4f= er <schaefer@= iup.uni-heidelberg.de>
To:=20 rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Mon, 13 December, 2010=20 0:17:31
Subject:= Re: LF: VLF=20 Test Transmission - Monday

Chris, VLF,

Despite= all my=20 optimism i do not assume to receive your signal here in JN49IK00WD.= But=20 Jim/M0BMU or Roger/G3XBM is not even 50 km distant to your QTH. If= you can=20 transmit a longer carrier, some hours long, maybe someone near your= QTH will=20 receive your signal.
I have generated a usr file which people may= use in=20 SpecLab for your transmission. It is set to 424 uHz and 10minutes pe= r pixel,=20 8972 Hz and locked to GBZ. It includes band limiting and a noise bla= nker and=20 clipper.

Maybe this helps for the first UK-UK contact! :-)
73,=20 Stefan/DK7FC



Am 12.12.2010 22:56, schrieb Gary - G4WG= T:=20
Hi Chris,=20

Thanks for your notification.

I have set my newly modified split screen 9kHz grabber at :-<= /DIV>


to monitor your frequency, the other half of the split is cur= rently on=20 Rogers G3XBM favourite frequency.

-- 
73,=20

Gary - G4WGT - IO83qo.

LF MF Grabber - Web Site - Blogspot - 9kHz= Grabber




On 12 December 2010 21:28, Chris Osborn= <g3= xiz@yahoo.co.uk>=20 wrote:
LF,

I have had permission from the Met Office to do= some more=20 VLF test transmissions.

Time:    0900 - 12= 00 Z=20      Monday 13th December 2010   = =20
QRG:    8.972 kHz
Power:  50 watts RF= =20 (max)
Mode:   QRSS - 3   to  QRSS -= =20 30
Aerial:   40m inverted 'L' - height 10m

I= have a=20 resonant aerial system and 0.14A of aerial current so hope to ge= t some=20 local reports.

73
Chris G3XIZ
Biggleswade
IO 92= =20 UB
 










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