Return-Path: Received: from mtain-de01.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-de01.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.201]) by air-db10.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB101-85fc4d5b99ef1df; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:33:35 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-de01.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 55211380000A8; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:33:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PpdkD-0003fQ-Dh for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:32:21 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PpdkC-0003fH-3K for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:32:20 +0000 Received: from out1.ip09ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.245]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PpdkA-0005hZ-B1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:32:20 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjoBAHYoW01cHYfY/2dsb2JhbACCSpBbA4NvjkdzvF6FXgSBZY13gnM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.60,479,1291593600"; d="scan'208,217";a="468707870" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.29.135.216]) by out1.ip09ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 16 Feb 2011 09:32:11 +0000 Message-ID: <001f01cbcdbc$60b65960$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <006301cbcd3a$cd0364a0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf><009101cbcd4f$81d98da0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf><70ED8F4523F743C399A3F88C9F870D62@JimPC> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:32:06 -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: TA TONITE Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001C_01CBCDBC.604D5E60" 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: 3039ac1d40c94d5b99ed2109 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CBCDBC.604D5E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Toni 7 Mhz is a better xband freq for the USA during late evening and nite= time. Lately the USA stations heard on 40 metres are vy strong. I usually us= e 7033 or 7022 Khz. 73 and gl=20 de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: HB9ASB=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:44 AM Subject: Re: LF: TA TONITE Dear Jim, Mal and LF Group Unfortunately the tower is not nearby my house and I can't leave the= station running unattended. And the nights I can spend in Sottens are= limited by my health and my wife, hi. So there is no trial before, I= have just next Friday night. If I take a look at the reports we got in the past two weeks from st= ations 2000-3000km away (always good audible), it should be possible= to span 6000km using QRSS10. On the receiving side, we may be able to see stations let's say with= QRSS60. This would mean, that we could make only one or two QSO's. Ma= y be it's better to try Crossband: we transmit in QRSS10 and listen on= 80m. This would give more stations the opportunity to contact us. How= ever, if there is a station from the East Coast we copy in QRSS10 it= would get the priority. What do you think about this approach? 73 de Toni 2011/2/15 James Moritz Dear Toni, LF Group, HE3OM has the advantage of a much stronger TX signal than most Eu= stations, so I guess you have a good chance of being copied in NA on= Friday night, unless the propagation is very poor. But as you will ha= ve seen from the activity last weekend, forward planning is always a= good thing, especially where a single QSO takes hours. If possible,= I would suggest transmitting some beacon signals from HE3OM between= now and Friday, so that North American stations can get a good idea= what QRSS speed can be copied from your station. Also, try to receive= any W/VE beacons that might be running, so that you also know what th= e requirement will be in the other direction. Finally, I have usually= found reception of US stations is best just before dawn here, so make= sure you are not going to be busy on Saturday! Good luck, Cheers, Jim Moritz 73 de M0BMU=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001C_01CBCDBC.604D5E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Toni
7 Mhz is a better xband freq for the USA durin= g late=20 evening and nite time.
Lately the USA stations heard on 40 metres are= vy strong.=20 I usually use 7033 or 7022  Khz.
73 and gl
de mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 HB9ASB<= /A>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16,= 2011 7:44=20 AM
Subject: Re: LF: TA TONITE

Dear Jim, Mal and LF Group

Unfortunately the= tower is=20 not nearby my house and I can't leave the station running unattended= . And the=20 nights I can spend in Sottens are limited by my health and my wife,= hi. So=20 there is no trial before, I have just next Friday night.
If I tak= e a look=20 at the reports we got in the past two weeks from stations 2000-3000k= m away=20 (always good audible), it should be possible to span 6000km using=20 QRSS10.
On the receiving side, we may be able to see stations let= 's say=20 with QRSS60. This would mean, that we could make only one or two QSO= 's. May be=20 it's better to try Crossband: we transmit in QRSS10 and listen on 80= m. This=20 would give more stations the opportunity to contact us. However, if= there is a=20 station from the East Coast we copy in QRSS10 it would get the=20 priority.
What do you think about this approach?

73 de Ton= i

2011/2/15 James Moritz <= james.moritz@btope= nworld.com>
Dear= =20 Toni, LF Group,

HE3OM has the advantage of a much stronger= TX signal=20 than most Eu stations, so I guess you have a good chance of being= copied in=20 NA on Friday night, unless the propagation is very poor. But as yo= u will=20 have seen from the activity last weekend, forward planning is alwa= ys a good=20 thing, especially where a single QSO takes hours. If possible, I= would=20 suggest transmitting some beacon signals from HE3OM between now an= d Friday,=20 so that North American stations can get a good idea what QRSS spee= d can be=20 copied from your station. Also, try to receive any W/VE beacons th= at might=20 be running, so that you also know what the requirement will be in= the other=20 direction. Finally, I have usually found reception of US stations= is best=20 just before dawn here, so make sure you are not going to be busy= on=20 Saturday!

Good luck,

Cheers, Jim Moritz
73 de M0BMU=20


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