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From: Bob Raide <rjraide@hotmail.com>
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Subject: RE: LF: TA CW?
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Stefan=3B
73 kHz band is going to be difficult from my preliminary tests.  Seems to b=
e a lack of skywave.  I think skywave is going to be rather scarce and best=
 I am doing so far is out to Kansas but it is ground wave am sure.  Got to =
get the ground system rolled out here soon as lawn mowing ends.  That shoul=
d help to give me more field strength on all the bands.  Going to try 73 pe=
riodically and see what shakes out!
I have worked PA0A on CW by ear last winter on 500.  Yes our 500 licenses g=
o down to 470 region.  In winter we should have no trouble working CW by ea=
r am sure and will be looking forward to it as you would be even further aw=
ay from me than PA.  I also worked into N. Ireland and I went to SSB and wa=
s heard and worked Finbar=2C EI0CL [I forgot the suffix of his call] cross =
mode as he has no SSB authorization.  Jay=2C Warren and I work regularly Su=
nday evenings on 510 upper throughout the Winter months.
I see no takers for 73.  Gary has a grabber on 73 for us and using QRSS 500=
 spec lab and I tried last nite but never saw a trace.  With ground system =
out this Winter his grabber may be a winner-Bob
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Date: Wed=2C 25 Sep 2013 00:36:21 +0200
From: Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: LF: TA CW?

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Hi Bob=2C=20
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Success! :-) Welcome! :-)
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Sorry i can't receive on 4000m here since my receivers are mono band=0A=
homemade DC converters (for 137 kHz and 472 kHz) and direct sampling=0A=
receivers at 0...24 kHz.
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But=2C i remember you were the strongest station on MF (is that 472...479=
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kHz for your licence?) last season. Are you a CW man as well? Do you=0A=
think it is realistic to try for a TA CW QSO? If=2C then it could work in=
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november to february. So far i'm only getting sporadic WSPR-2 decodes=0A=
at WD2XSH/17. My WSPR signal is QRP though. At least VO1NA copied my=0A=
signal in GN37OR last year...
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Worth a try? I'm continuously doing overnite WSPR-2 tests on 630m.
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73=2C Stefan/DK7FC
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Am 24.09.2013 23:45=2C schrieb Bob Raide:=0A=
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With Stefan's help I seem to have finally made it into the group.  I am=0A=
Bob Raide W2ZM with exp.  license's for 500=2C 137=2C and most recently 73=
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kHz band.=20
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I am ready to fire up on 72.401 with Qrss 60 if anyone is interested to=0A=
try for a capture tonite.  Or I can change to 137 if no one is=0A=
interested in 4000 meters.
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500 kHz call-WE2XGR/6=2C 137-WE2XEB=2C 73-WG2XRS/4
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Thanks all=2C Bob
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Stefan=3B<BR>73 kHz band is goin=
g to be difficult from my preliminary tests.&nbsp=3B Seems to be a lack of =
skywave.&nbsp=3B I think skywave is going to be rather scarce and&nbsp=3Bbe=
st I am doing so far is out to Kansas but it is ground wave am sure.&nbsp=
=3B Got to get the ground system rolled out here soon as lawn mowing ends.&=
nbsp=3B That should help&nbsp=3Bto give me more field strength on all the b=
ands.&nbsp=3B Going to try 73 periodically and see what shakes out!<BR>I ha=
ve worked PA0A on CW by ear last winter on 500.&nbsp=3B Yes our 500 license=
s go down to 470 region.&nbsp=3B In winter we should have no trouble workin=
g CW by ear am sure and will be looking forward to it as you would be even =
further away from me than PA.&nbsp=3B I also worked into N. Ireland and I w=
ent to SSB and was heard and worked Finbar=2C EI0CL [I forgot the suffix of=
 his call] cross mode as he has no SSB authorization.&nbsp=3B Jay=2C Warren=
 and I work regularly Sunday evenings on 510 upper throughout the&nbsp=3BWi=
nter months.<BR>I see no takers for 73.&nbsp=3B Gary has a grabber on 73 fo=
r us and using QRSS 500 spec lab and I tried last nite but never saw a trac=
e.&nbsp=3B With ground system out this Winter his grabber may be a winner-B=
ob<br>&nbsp=3B<BR><div><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">Date: Wed=2C 25 Sep 2013 00:=
36:21 +0200<br>From: Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de<br>To: rsgb_lf_g=
roup@blacksheep.org<br>Subject: LF: TA CW?<br><br>=0A=
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Hi Bob=2C <br>=0A=
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Success! :-) Welcome! :-)<br>=0A=
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Sorry i can't receive on 4000m here since my receivers are mono band=0A=
homemade DC converters (for 137 kHz and 472 kHz) and direct sampling=0A=
receivers at 0...24 kHz.<br>=0A=
<br>=0A=
But=2C i remember you were the strongest station on MF (is that 472...479=
=0A=
kHz for your licence?) last season. Are you a CW man as well? Do you=0A=
think it is realistic to try for a TA CW QSO? If=2C then it could work in=
=0A=
november to february. So far i'm only getting sporadic WSPR-2 decodes=0A=
at WD2XSH/17. My WSPR signal is QRP though. At least VO1NA copied my=0A=
signal in GN37OR last year...<br>=0A=
Worth a try? I'm continuously doing overnite WSPR-2 tests on 630m.<br>=0A=
<br>=0A=
73=2C Stefan/DK7FC<br>=0A=
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Am 24.09.2013 23:45=2C schrieb Bob Raide:=0A=
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  <div dir=3D"ltr">All=3B<br>=0A=
With Stefan's help I seem to have finally made it into the group.&nbsp=3B I=
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Bob Raide W2ZM with exp.&nbsp=3B license's for 500=2C 137=2C and most recen=
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kHz band. <br>=0A=
I am ready to fire up on 72.401 with Qrss 60 if anyone is interested to=0A=
try for a capture tonite.&nbsp=3B Or I can change to 137 if no one is=0A=
interested in 4000 meters.<br>=0A=
500 kHz call-WE2XGR/6=2C 137-WE2XEB=2C 73-WG2XRS/4<br>=0A=
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