Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mg02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mg02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.202]) by air-md02.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINMD024-8b7b4dc650d825d; Sun, 08 May 2011 04:14:16 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mg02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id EB5503800008F; Sun, 8 May 2011 04:14:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QIz6Z-0001Hn-Qh for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 May 2011 09:12:43 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QIz6Z-0001He-5h for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 May 2011 09:12:43 +0100 Received: from out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.240]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QIz6T-0005fe-Ul for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 May 2011 09:12:43 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AjkCAHFPxk1cHY9//2dsb2JhbACXakCNcneIcbtihgwElCqKGQ X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.64,334,1301871600"; d="scan'208";a="331945632" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.29.143.127]) by out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 08 May 2011 09:12:30 +0100 Message-ID: <001b01cc0d57$ad1c2340$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <4DC527C4.3070903@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <4DC56FCB.1050509@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 09:12:29 +0100 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,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: CW... Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" 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: 3039ac1d60ca4dc650d617b6 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Stefan You were 569 signal on CW 136.8, solid copy here but you need to impro= ve your RX/Antenna system because you did not hear me running around 1W= erp nor PA0A running 800 Watts My antenna in use on 137 is the inv L system for both TX/RX up at 100= ft high 73 de Mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Sch=E4fer" To: Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 5:14 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: CW... > Jim, Rik, Louis, Albert, Markus, Mal, > > Thanks for the QSO (Jim and Markus) or for trying to make a contact= in > CW. I've heared many signals, probably all visible in a 732 mHz wind= ow, > some were audible but not understandable. Still some dBs are missing= . > Unfortunately not really much activity from Germany! > Maybe it would be easier to get a copy early in the morning... > > After many RX tests in the last days i think my RX sensitivity is no= w > limited by the band noise, at least in summer. Anyway i will do the= test > and remove the small probe by a C of equal capacity and look for the > difference of the noise background... > Using a loop antenna might bring the needed few dBs but means more > effort and adjusting. Anyway i will do some tests soon. > > The PA was running well and the power was limited by the power suppl= y > :-) I watched to the wave form of the antenna voltage just by hangin= g > out a 1:10 oscilloscope probe in about 2m distance to the antenna an= d > got 10 Vp, a perfect sine wave of the old and the new PA :-) > > Tnx es hpe cuagn next, 73, Stefan/DK7FC > > > > > > Am 07.05.2011 16:37, schrieb James Moritz: > > Dear Stefan, LF Group, > > > > Thanks for the DFCW3 / CW QSO - your signal was quite good copy he= re > > in spite of fairly noisy conditions - with an extra 10dB as you > > suggest, it would certainly be armchair copy ;-) > > > > Cheers, Jim Moritz > > 73 de M0BMU >