Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id D6F613800008A; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:17:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RPtae-0003xV-A2 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:16:36 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RPtad-0003xM-Pu for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:16:35 +0000 Received: from nina.ucs.mun.ca ([134.153.232.76]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RPtaZ-0005KE-Tp for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:16:35 +0000 Received: from plato.ucs.mun.ca (plato.ucs.mun.ca [134.153.232.153]) by nina.ucs.mun.ca (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id pAEAGO5n031793 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:46:24 -0330 Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 06:46:24 -0330 (NST) From: jcraig@mun.ca X-X-Sender: jcraig@plato.ucs.mun.ca To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <4EC0B501.3020407@sighthound.demon.co.uk> Message-ID: References: <4EC030DF.7010808@sighthound.demon.co.uk> <4EC0B501.3020407@sighthound.demon.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MUN-Disclaimer: http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/elect_communications_disclaimer_2011.php X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: 600m_just_now/VX9MRC Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=NO_REAL_NAME 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: 0:2:510360704:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d404e4ec0eace7254 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hi John, Thank-you for the recording and the report. I had hoped for improved signals, but we are at the mercy of conditions. The recording is quite clear. The distance is 3540 km. 73 Joe On Mon, 14 Nov 2011, John Pumford-Green wrote: > > Joe, Group, > > T/A conditions mustn't have been as goo last night. Your beacon was faintly > audible, with deep QSB through the early part of the night, but never as > "strong" as the previous night. Inter-Eu conditions seemed to be good, so I > was hopeful for better from the East Coast VE/W. Nothing was heard here of > WE2XGR/1 on 506.3 nor of WE2XGR/6 on 501.5, and I used some remote Perseus's > on the East Coast to verify they were on the air. > > I retired to bed at 00:30 UTC, so possibly too early for the peak mid path > darkness period. > > This morning at 06:00UTC your signal is slightly better than last night. > > Here's a link to the recording made this morning, using my Perseus this time, > with a tighter bandwidth than the IC-718 I used for yesterday's recording > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3551430/vx9mrx_507r77_13Nov2011.mp3 > > Cheers, > > John > GM4SLV > > > On 13/11/2011 21:42, jcraig@mun.ca wrote: >> Thank-you John. It is now quite dark here so the D layer is not >> absorbing as much RF. Hopefully the efforts towards improving the >> ERP will result in more readable signals. The CW beacon will remain on >> until tomorrow morning. >> > > This electronic communication is governed by the terms and conditions at http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2011.php