Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mk04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mk04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.97.136]) by air-de03.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDE033-5eac4cf58ed13a0; Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:54:57 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mk04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 106A738000104; Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:54:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PNa1K-0006lP-Ju for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:54:02 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PNa1K-0006lG-2g for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:54:02 +0000 Received: from cpsmtpb-ews04.kpnxchange.com ([213.75.39.7]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PNa1J-0000br-6v for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:54:02 +0000 Received: from cpbrm-ews22.kpnxchange.com ([10.94.84.153]) by cpsmtpb-ews04.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:53:55 +0100 Received: from CPSMTPM-cmt107.kpnxchange.com ([195.121.3.23]) by cpbrm-ews22.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:53:55 +0100 Received: from [192.168.2.13] ([62.131.23.134]) by CPSMTPM-cmt107.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.0.6001.18000); Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:53:54 +0100 Message-ID: <4CF58E92.8020103@kpnmail.nl> Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:53:54 +0100 From: pa3abk User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; nl; rv:1.9.2.12) Gecko/20101027 Thunderbird/3.1.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <4CF2E67B.1020603@kpnmail.nl> <1291037890.4cf3acc272407@imp.netikka.net>,<4CF43153.10702@kpnmail.nl> In-Reply-To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Nov 2010 23:53:54.0938 (UTC) FILETIME=[D8CE75A0:01CB90E9] X-RcptDomain: blacksheep.org X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: LF: MF_Beacon DI2AF is running in WSPR_Mode Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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: 3039ac1d61884cf58ece07a9 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Thanks Rik Some time ago I did the TS440 mod for removing the 20dB att, but restored the original situation immediately. It's useless... So much shit coming in. Heard yr QSO this eve with Louis What a luxery problem... Your antenna coil is producing so much heat it melt the snow! Anyway your sigs were vy strong here. Jan/pa3abk Op 30-11-2010 9:07, Rik Strobbe schreef: > > /I'm using a TS440 which can't switch off the AGC by nature. So > reduced the gain and turned up the LF gain to get a proper feed for > the WSPR decoder./ > > // > > Jan, > > I am using a Kenwood TS440 too. I find it a very good RX, both on > 137kHz as 500kHz. > > It has by default a 20dB attenuator activated between 500kHz and > 1.6MHz. But so far I found no need to remove that, as I am using the > TX antenna (lazy-L, 11m high, 25m long) also for receiving. > > For receiving DI2AN's WSPR I used the 10dB extra attenuator and then > reduced RF gain for a stable s-meter. The soundcard is connected to > the back audio out connector as, the level there is independent of the > LF gain. > > 73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T >