Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mp02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id C133D380001AC; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:07:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1R8XMd-0003op-8R for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:06:23 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1R8XMc-0003og-N3 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:06:22 +0100 Received: from mail-wy0-f171.google.com ([74.125.82.171]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1R8XMZ-0003o3-B9 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:06:22 +0100 Received: by wyh13 with SMTP id 13so8372943wyh.16 for ; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:06:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=VKPjnRrVRKi7c/7eUapFOJszjNXcwulOqSsx76LT5QY=; b=xSGWAMi/yrO6rh/oFLyRVtPK7tZcl3xGapMGVwdeVxw7kQ8sULSO5hNNs/xB6Py8Dw v7V8Jhrpv5XWPWMVZz7ttUcmlXyCFdtwAlnjJPyfb0/AyUAu1rYdTc5vN5DjDkzpNEIf 0GB2Deo12gymUQN42AkL7jzC6FvwS1FIHUwKY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.61.6 with SMTP id r6mr7578673wbh.37.1317128773458; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:06:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.180.81.170 with HTTP; Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:06:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <000201cc7d05$36b5e2e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> References: <598392218.3959880.1317099303780.JavaMail.fmail@mwmweb071> <001c01cc7cec$179ca650$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <000201cc7d05$36b5e2e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:06:13 +0100 Message-ID: From: Roger Lapthorn To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: 500 beacons Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=20cf30025a60aa5d1a04adebf0d3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,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-SCORE: 0:2:462500672:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m229.2 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1dc1464e81ca9641af X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none --20cf30025a60aa5d1a04adebf0d3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Mal Yes 10m was excellent to Australia (and the rest of the planet) with 5W QRP yesterday. Reports of my QRP WSPR indicated <50mW was enough to make it (e.g -4dB S/N report of my 5W in VK4 land). WSPR reports were also received from west coast USA, S.America, Asia, Africa and Europe, several with just 500mW. All 10m transatlantic QRP SSB QSOs (apart from one) were with 59 reports too. It was fun. Today is an altogether different story with just inter-G WSPR reports to 172km with 5W and the halo so far. With WSPR you can check propagation whilst doing other jobs in the shack. Maybe propagation will improve when the solar disturbances quieten down. Hope to do more work on my 137kHz transverter tomorrow. We will have a CW QSO quite soon. 73s Roger G3XBM On 27 September 2011 11:41, mal hamilton wrote: > ** > Roger > 10m although quiet this morning has been excellent world wide this past > couple of weeks VK6 seems the norm most mornings and some USA acty as far as > W9 I have heard and worked. > I am about to built a Quad for 24/28/50 Mhz now propagation is more stable > on those bands and will improve witin the next few years. > also blowing the dust out of the Dentron amplifier so that the DX can hear > me. > mal/g3kev > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Roger Lapthorn > *To:* rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:52 AM > *Subject:* Re: LF: 500 beacons > > *"If you do not agree with another persons point of view, try and be > polite, and discuss the matter in a civilised way."* > * > ......what very sensible advice you have given Mal.* > > > Experimentation using weak signal beaconing/communications modes in various > forms coupled with internet feedback/liaison is *very much* part of what > amateur radio is about in the 21st century. > > Although many of us enjoy simple routine QSOs with others and get very > excited by the excellent HF conditions of late, the real heart (and true > purpose) of amateur radio has always been in experimentation and in learning > new things - i.e. pushing the boundaries ever wider. > > Our hobby is changing with a dynamic new phase opening up in which new > frontiers are being explored. One can continue to enjoy the hobby using > traditional methods (until all we old men die out?) or embrace the future. > Personally I am looking forward to the future of the hobby with great > enthusiasm and excitement. VLF and LF are certainly a reat places to enjoy > this. > > Long live true experimental amateur radio! > > 73s > Roger G3XBM > > > > -- > http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ > http://www.g3xbm.co.uk > http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm > https://sites.google.com/site/sub9khz/ > > -- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm https://sites.google.com/site/sub9khz/ --20cf30025a60aa5d1a04adebf0d3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mal

Yes 10m was excellent to Australia (and the rest of the planet) = with 5W QRP yesterday. Reports of my QRP WSPR indicated <50mW was enough= to make it (e.g -4dB S/N report of my 5W in VK4 land). WSPR reports were a= lso received from west coast USA, S.America, Asia, Africa and Europe, sever= al with just 500mW.=A0 All 10m transatlantic QRP SSB QSOs (apart from one) = were with 59 reports too. It was fun.=A0

Today is an altogether different story with just inter-G WSPR reports t= o 172km with 5W and the halo so far. With WSPR you can check propagation wh= ilst doing other jobs in the shack. Maybe propagation will improve when the= solar disturbances quieten down.

Hope to do more work on my 137kHz transverter tomorrow. We will have a = CW QSO quite soon.

73s
Roger G3XBM




On 27 September 2011 11:41, mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>= wrote:
Roger
10m although quiet this morning has been excellen= t world=20 wide this past couple of weeks VK6 seems the norm most mornings and some US= A=20 acty as far as W9 I have heard and=A0worked.
I am about to built a Quad for 24/28/50 Mhz now= =20 propagation is more stable on those bands and will improve witin the next f= ew=20 years.
also blowing the dust out of the Dentron amplifie= r so that=20 the DX can hear me.
mal/g3kev
=A0
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesd= ay, September 27, 2011 9:52=20 AM
Subject: Re: LF: 500 beacons

<= i>"If you do not agree with=20 another persons point of view, try and be polite, and discuss the matter = in a=20 civilised=20 way."

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20 ......what very sensible advice you have given=20 Mal.


Experimentation using weak signal beaconing/communica= tions=20 modes in various forms coupled with internet feedback/liaison is ve= ry=20 much part of what amateur radio is about in the 21st century.=20

Although many of us enjoy simple routine QSOs with others and get= very=20 excited by the excellent HF conditions of late, the real heart (and true= =20 purpose) of amateur radio has always been in experimentation and in learn= ing=20 new things - i.e. pushing the boundaries ever wider.

Our hobby is= =20 changing with a dynamic new phase opening up in which new frontiers are b= eing=20 explored. One can continue to enjoy the hobby using traditional methods (= until=20 all we old men die out?) or embrace the future. Personally I am looking= =20 forward to the future of the hobby with great enthusiasm and excitement. = VLF=20 and LF are certainly a reat places to enjoy this.

Long live true= =20 experimental amateur radio!=A0

73s
Roger G3XBM



= --=20
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http://www.g3xbm.co.uk
http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm
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