Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mj04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mj04.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.21.164.88]) by air-ma05.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMA052-b5254d2c947023a; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:33:36 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mj04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 1B2A538000106; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:33:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Pci5O-0001jd-ET for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:32:46 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Pci5O-0001jT-14 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:32:46 +0000 Received: from mail-yw0-f43.google.com ([209.85.213.43]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Pci5K-00010F-VQ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:32:46 +0000 Received: by yws5 with SMTP id 5so7939080yws.16 for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:32:36 -0800 (PST) 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=spq9Yc5N1zPPF/A8N3p6iIqwMJw7EcMFMfxfgq/q89A=; b=Bu/B96hka/qxRpTm+m+lm13SOSQ7el0Icx7pmoHaORvNV4VB0cdXWh+9daP6CCoYQB hBVdA1boNYlhf9J151sNSWuvaCGjKUmae2aG8TQepv/t0crLS5Ny3bYfDxmAqqYVImRb ktKOmwdliEolZB6AYjkQ3t6LBTOcgGCfPwAI8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=Rq8LRi5fBZz3HH6dzdvGgHr+hr408sauV1cuiBEc3sadVZncEN+VW0omgOJpHyLu8S sxNrFExpf1k02Msyn59PFneAnVlSawL6GPcPeIg4cgcih97D22b3hWqXL8XzEQVdpKSE iP+fvQ3WXmsUfURUM8UBxlnjnk1gGm9FIpu68= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.165.5 with SMTP id i5mr5994534icy.501.1294767156167; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:32:36 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.42.241.133 with HTTP; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:32:36 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:32:36 +0000 Message-ID: From: Roger Lapthorn To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org, James Moritz , Chris Osborn , John Wilson , G6ALB , James Cowburn DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Increased ERP on 137.5kHz - WSPR reports please Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba6e86526904fa0499957891 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-d279.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : fail x-aol-sid: 3039400c89a84d2c946e4f9d X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --90e6ba6e86526904fa0499957891 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear All, Today I rigged up and matched a simple, small, Marconi vertical on 136kHz instead of the vertical loop. Based on measurements of antenna current and some reasonable assumptions of effective height, I now believe I have around 200uW ERP on the band - heck this is *high* power for me! >From now until late this evening I will run the WSPR beacon (136kHz USB dial) in the hope that a few more people will be able to copy the QRPp signal. Please have a go and let me have any reports. 73s and good luck Roger G3XBM -- g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ www.g3xbm.co.uk www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm G3XBM GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088 --90e6ba6e86526904fa0499957891 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear All,

Today I rigged up and matched a simple, small, Marconi ve= rtical on 136kHz instead of the vertical loop. Based on measurements of an= tenna current and some reasonable assumptions of effective height, I now= believe I have around 200uW ERP on the band - heck this is high po= wer for me!

From now until late this evening I will run the WSPR beacon (136kHz US= B dial) in the hope that a few more people will be able to copy the QRPp= signal. Please have a go and let me have any reports.

73s and good= luck

Roger G3XBM

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