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The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: I was doing better 50 years ago from my 10W dc input mobile and a home made base loaded mobile whip on 160 metres I was able to work all around the UK and across to western EU. That was the old CW and AM days then SSB came along and I covered even more ground. To days MF operators have a lot of catching up to do [...] Content analysis details: (3.1 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no trust [62.24.128.241 listed in list.dnswl.org] 1.0 FSL_XM_419 Old OE version in X-Mailer only seen in 419 spam -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.4 FSL_UA FSL_UA 1.7 AXB_XMAILER_MIMEOLE_OL_024C2 AXB_XMAILER_MIMEOLE_OL_024C2 X-Scan-Signature: a4a3257dfd9305f86b1fb6cb0c1d1f20 Subject: Re: LF: Opera QRP test on 477 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0071_01CD5F8B.449F35F0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.2 required=5.0 tests=HTML_70_80,HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_TAG_EXISTS_TBODY 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: 0:2:480901056:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60d94ffdbf392929 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CD5F8B.449F35F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was doing better 50 years ago from my 10W dc input mobile and a home = made base loaded mobile whip on 160 metres=20 I was able to work all around the UK and across to western EU. That was = the old CW and AM days then SSB came along and I covered even more = ground. To days MF operators have a lot of catching up to do=20 g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Stefan Sch=E4fer=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 4:53 PM Subject: Re: LF: Opera QRP test on 477 Am 11.07.2012 18:46, schrieb Graham:=20 =20 Q not sure on the 476.5 ?=20 That is for CW mode which i want to do again tonite. Yesterday i saw a = strong CW signal on 476.5 but my RX was not ready to go. There is a very = small and slowly growing group of CW operating OMs there and i want to = be one of them, causing more activity there. So i will run the beacon until 21 UTC at 1W TX pwr. 73, Stefan 73 -G. From: Stefan Sch=E4fer=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 5:28 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: Re: LF: Opera QRP test on 477 Hi G.,=20 Yes i know, thanks. Well, it is still the groundwave distance. There are some stations = in PA monitoring but this is to far for the groundwave at this power = level i assume. DK8IZ is 17km distant. I didn't know that there is someone who = watches the band so close to me. But you should decode me at this power level at night. Is my announcement for the common CW sked at 21 UTC on 476.5 kHz = visible? 73, Stefan/DK7FC Am 11.07.2012 18:20, schrieb Graham:=20 Stefan So far so good then ! The minimum decode level is round -31 dB ........=20 From the map, you can see what stations are monitoring and = what qrg =20 http://pskreporter.info/pskmapn.html Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)=20 DD7PC 600m OPERA 76 kms 16:00:46=20 DK7FC 600m OPERA 0 kms 15:52:11=20 DK8IZ 600m OPERA 13 kms 15:42:21=20 73 -G.=20 From: Stefan Sch=E4fer=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 4:48 PM To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Subject: LF: Opera QRP test on 477 Hello MF,=20 I just started a QRP beacon on 477 in OP4 mode using 1W TX power = (not ERP). Maybe someone can receive me?? :-) 73, Stefan/DK7FC ------=_NextPart_000_0071_01CD5F8B.449F35F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I was doing better 50 years ago from my 10W dc = input=20 mobile and a home made base loaded mobile whip on 160 metres =
I was able to work all around the UK and across = to western=20 EU. That was the old CW and AM days then SSB came along and I covered = even more=20 ground.
To days MF operators have a lot of catching up = to do=20
 
 
g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Stefan = Sch=E4fer
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 = 4:53=20 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Opera QRP test = on=20 477


Am 11.07.2012 18:46, schrieb Graham:=20

Q  not  sure  on the   476.5 ?=20

That is for CW mode which i want to do again = tonite.=20 Yesterday i saw a strong CW signal on 476.5 but my RX was not ready to = go.=20 There is a very small and slowly growing group of CW operating OMs = there and i=20 want to be one of them, causing more activity there.
So i will run = the=20 beacon until 21 UTC at 1W TX pwr.

73, = Stefan




 
73 -G.

From: Stefan Sch=E4fer
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 5:28 PM
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: Opera QRP test on 477

Hi G.,

Yes i know, thanks.
Well, it is = still the=20 groundwave distance. There are some stations in PA monitoring but = this is to=20 far for the groundwave at this power level i assume.
DK8IZ is = 17km=20 distant. I didn't know that there is someone who watches the band so = close=20 to me.

But you should decode me at this power level at = night.
Is=20 my announcement for the common CW sked at 21 UTC on 476.5 kHz=20 visible?

73, Stefan/DK7FC

Am 11.07.2012 18:20, schrieb = Graham:=20
Stefan
 
So far  so  good then !
 
The minimum   decode  level  = is  =20 round   -31 dB  ........
 
From  the  map, you  can see  what =20 stations  are  monitoring  and  what  = qrg =20
 
http://pskreporter.info/pskmapn.html
 
 
Rcvr Band Mode Distance Time (UTC)
DD7PC 600m OPERA 76 kms 16:00:46
DK7FC 600m OPERA 0 kms 15:52:11
DK8IZ 600m OPERA 13 kms 15:42:21
 
73 -G.

Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 4:48 PM
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: LF: Opera QRP test on 477

Hello MF,

I just started a QRP beacon on = 477 in OP4=20 mode using 1W TX power (not ERP).

Maybe someone can = receive=20 me?? :-)

73,=20 Stefan/DK7FC
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