Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-de03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id B0D5E38000089; Sun, 4 Sep 2011 07:21:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1R0Ajk-00023C-Tb for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:19:40 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1R0Aje-0001yF-Ij for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:19:34 +0100 Received: from out1.ip08ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.244]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1R0Aja-0001kq-LU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:19:33 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AucAANRdY05cHnfO/2dsb2JhbABDiQePa0SPL3mBQQUBAQQBCAEBAxovAiwBAQMFAgEDEQQBAQEJJRQBBBoGFggGEwoBAgIBAYdiArdAhmoEhzydAA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.68,327,1312153200"; d="scan'208";a="500913306" Received: from host-92-30-119-206.as13285.net (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.30.119.206]) by out1.ip08ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 04 Sep 2011 12:19:24 +0100 Message-ID: <001d01cc6af4$7fcd30a0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <001201cc6a48$c8123dd0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <20110903152500.2cbf2a9e@svr1> <9443BF673E7A4E51BBF052ADEA904B4C@JimPC> <000b01cc6a61$f7fff320$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <75882620F84F479F923F293AD072104F@JimPC> Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2011 12:19:23 +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: LF: Re: Re: Re: Re: 500 Khz - QSO Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" 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-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:473198528:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40cb4e635f513119 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none jim This morning I had a qso with GM4SLV 569 with me but g3xiz es m0jxm in the Bedford area could not hear him which is odd, so its not just the N.West There are other considerations like type of RX antennas in use, whereas I was using the 80 m vert loop and its broadside to John which is not ideal. de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Moritz" To: Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 8:21 PM Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: 500 Khz - QSO > > Dear Mal, LF Group, > > You wrote: > > One consideration is the launch SITE regardless of in between, I am only > > a > > couple of miles from the sea and EI0CF is likewise on the Atlantic shore. > > maybe that makes all the difference. > > Perhaps, but other considerations are that the distance EI0CF <-> G3KEV is > only about 2/3 that from GM4SLV <-> G3KEV, and also that Finbar probably has > considerably higher ERP than John. > > Cheers, Jim Moritz > 73 de M0BMU > >