Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dd04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 177BD38000086; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:41:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RKaJb-0001Wt-0Z for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:41:03 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RKaJa-0001Wk-K9 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:41:02 +0000 Received: from relay.uni-heidelberg.de ([129.206.100.212]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RKaJZ-0008QO-7U for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:41:02 +0000 Received: from freitag.iup.uni-heidelberg.de (freitag.iup.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.29.204]) by relay.uni-heidelberg.de (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p9UIf0Yv005840 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:41:00 +0100 Received: from [129.206.22.206] (pc206.iup.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.22.206]) by freitag.iup.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.11.20060308/8.11.2) with ESMTP id p9UIf0B1019617 for ; Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:41:00 +0100 Message-ID: <4EAD99FD.8050102@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:39:57 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Stefan_Sch=E4fer?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; de; rv:1.9.1.8) Gecko/20100227 Thunderbird/3.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <0890AEEE-C494-4C0B-8595-B04AF3255C17@numeo.fr> In-Reply-To: <0890AEEE-C494-4C0B-8595-B04AF3255C17@numeo.fr> X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: LF: RE: Test on 137kHz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed 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: 0:2:492564640:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40904ead9a696984 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hello John, Good to see some few are coming on the band (again). Looking forward to a QSO! Do you plan further system improvements? You know my grabbers are running all the time for any signal, so if you want to test... They are "locked" to GPS so you can also check for a frequency offset or drift. If you want, you can directly join in on 136.17x (e.g. 136.1705 kHz) to become visible at F1AFJ, G4WGT, OE3GHB, DF6NM, YO/4X1RF and so on :-) 73 and good luck! Stefan/DK7FC Am 30.10.2011 14:04, schrieb John Rabson: > Dave, > > Many thanks. I will try 137.700 later. > > Now I must go for my (GP prescribed) siesta. > > 73 > John F5VLF > > On 30 Oct 2011, at 13:45CET, Dave G3WCB. wrote: > > >> John, >> >> I would suggest somewhere between 137.680 and 137.720 for QRSS3. A lot of >> the EU grabbers are centred on 137.700, so you're more likely to get noticed >> if you operate in this frequency range. >> >> I doubt that you'll be able to get to the UK in the daytime with 30W carrier >> power, but with QRSS30 it should be possible after dark. >> >> 73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org >> [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of John Rabson >> Sent: 30 October 2011 12:35 >> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org >> Cc: Robin Gape; Chris Trayner >> Subject: LF: Test on 137kHz >> >> >> Antennna: inverted L. Estimated effective height 6 meters, >> >> Feed current: 410mA, >> >> Frequency: 137.000Hz from a HP3325B generator plus Class E PA delivering >> nominally 30W QRSS3. >> >> What would be the best frequency please? >> >> Any other suggestions? >> >> Thanks. >> >> John F5VLF JN17vg >> >> >> >> > >