Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-df02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 52A8938000090; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:44:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Rqs3l-0002JQ-Ux for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:06:09 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Rqs3l-0002JH-AM for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:06:09 +0000 Received: from relay2.uni-heidelberg.de ([129.206.210.211]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Rqs3k-0004yw-26 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:06:09 +0000 Received: from freitag.iup.uni-heidelberg.de (freitag.iup.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.29.204]) by relay2.uni-heidelberg.de (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q0RK6628016193 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:06:07 +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 q0RK662d029104 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:06:06 +0100 Message-ID: <4F230396.5080200@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:05:42 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-15?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: <4F209013.2030803@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <4F219B7E.6090001@m0dts.co.uk> <4F22F36A.6090209@iup.uni-heidelberg.de> <4F230085.2060504@m0dts.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4F230085.2060504@m0dts.co.uk> X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by relay2.uni-heidelberg.de id q0RK6628016193 X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: LF: Conds Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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: 0:2:453456192:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40d64f230cb27f2c X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Hi Rob, But that sounds like a good progress anyway! Are there many trees? Do you use the mains earth too? Can you get the wire a bit higher? I would like to see a trace of you so if you like and it is fun for you,=20 just start in QRSS-60 or so, then we will see what comes out. Later we=20 can try faster :-) 73, GL, Stefan Am 27.01.2012 20:52, schrieb Rob, M0DTS: > My TX is now working all be it fairly QRP 90W ;-) > > Antenna is 53m horizontal at ~9m high.. a droopy 'T' single strand=20 > copper all the way. > I'm also receiving on this antenna too with much better results than=20 > the loop i have. > > Problem is going to be getting enough routes to earth, my last=20 > attempts were getting ~1A antenna current with the same power but it=20 > looks much worse on G4WGT's grabber than last time so i guess it's=20 > less than 1A. > Will do some more improvements over the weekend. > > Rob > M0DTS > > On 27/01/2012 18:56, Stefan Sch=E4fer wrote: >> Hi Rob, >> >> Thanks for the report. >> Oh yes, looking forward to see you on the band (or hear?). >> What will you use as the TX antenna? >> >> 73, Stefan/DK7FC >> PS: Conds (local) are excellent again this evening! Worth to come to=20 >> QSO mode ;-) >> >> >> Am 26.01.2012 19:29, schrieb Rob, M0DTS: >>> On 25/01/2012 23:28, Stefan Sch=E4fer wrote: >>>> LF, >>>> >>>> Excellent conds on 137 in a range of 2500km! Signals show up in RN,=20 >>>> 4X, TF, YO at good strength. Worth to try! >>>> >>>> 73, Stefan/DK7FC >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Stefan.. vy good tonight again too, you're 579 here.. best I've=20 >>> heard you! >>> >>> Still trying to get time to re-assemble the tx and make some=20 >>> transmissions....... >>> >>> Rob >>> M0DTS >>> >> >> > >