Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by klubnl.pl (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-8+deb8u2) with ESMTP id w2M0rPsK000942 for ; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 01:53:28 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1eyoMM-0004Bv-Fi for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:45:38 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1eyoMF-0004Bm-M6 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:45:31 +0000 Received: from resqmta-ch2-08v.sys.comcast.net ([2001:558:fe21:29:69:252:207:40]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1eyoMC-00083i-Hn for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:45:30 +0000 Received: from resomta-ch2-16v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.112]) by resqmta-ch2-08v.sys.comcast.net with ESMTP id yoM8e3AWD2JtHyoM8ewlYv; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:45:24 +0000 X-DKIM-Result: Domain=comcast.net Result=Signature OK DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20161114; t=1521679524; bh=st/fPiC74l3XCVyFZ8CiK1E99nPOEJRP3cqqhffFvk4=; h=Received:Received:From:Subject:To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:Date: Message-ID; b=VkNhQoHDG1uaR0oGMenh73I/RwfU3fFWobRxpAhy3OMrjz8PsqJNw/Xxp30JM2pcf +lCjdRp31fNwP0jk/o2S0O7uc5XWpf8FnDY84iUxhgMTadtffXV923nrh3jedFcugd 4gsinCx51odK21AmKpHf9WGl42NeK8WjIFqplRZd6ltgS3wOz7TmnRABg3ihOjDph0 EsFoazQfoyofWWc1YQuqAF8B0VNRkEucK6iCA3OUcRT5nUmsU/N3WqJlH3FDHtCzl7 9Q82gBI8RBtEVwKy3L7jqLgZ/X+A/4Ty1ZMeS8JljAEWKrKf3wPdqyhj3cOO8lcj4N eHZChUDJewF0g== Received: from Optiplex980-PC ([73.4.253.141]) by resomta-ch2-16v.sys.comcast.net with SMTP id yoM6ePAtCcPEayoM7egEWL; Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:45:23 +0000 From: "jrusgrove@comcast.net" To: "rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org" MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <8a85a7a8-7a1b-f38c-3581-88701aeaf955@n1bug.com> <7D4519A0433A4F14A3D049E57B75A728@gnat> <6654fd57-9c36-a3e4-4acf-650dda972796@n1bug.com> <1UQPrtKflc.2KyOHzTCoMH@optiplex980-pc> <5AB264D6.9040004@posteo.de> <5AB266D1.7050808@posteo.de> <5AB29E03.8090204@posteo.de> <5AB2C8EC.9090308@posteo.de> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:45:22 -0400 Message-ID: <1UQPs2IBpR.21tRIFZUXtK@optiplex980-pc> In-Reply-To: <5AB2C8EC.9090308@posteo.de> User-Agent: OEClassic/2.7 (Win7; P; 2017-02-12) X-Mailer: OEClassic/2.7 (Win7; P; 2017-02-12) X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfMQjT2Ns9fj9uoa7uloXzSykq6VmIxg5LAMakEz97As07C8cZeRp6PSPhDtbacOkGxhfsdyMiq4Txdr0GS2gNxA4uVGgJHuQV/6N3oV6U8y0NaOQfo/N WbXCUIf+hPiJUqZa83rVwO/uN2RfSp7iSVN7n9CwFyb/AWQryETVzMFKx43uuTSNmubAJLlxJmtpcQ== X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "relay1.thorcom.net", has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Stefan Yes, that is true ... but I got rid of the Vactrols a long time ago. Nearby lightning storms found them easy prey. Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2 [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (jrusgrove[at]comcast.net) 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 0.0 T_DKIM_INVALID DKIM-Signature header exists but is not valid X-Scan-Signature: 47a967f57bae6380aac0a0062beb1b4e Subject: Re: LF: Re: 2200m Trans-Atlantic QSO dream... Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="qWChbyrLW8x93rtEV2m=_u2RlfvcDEkYoD" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE, TO_ADDRESS_EQ_REAL 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format --qWChbyrLW8x93rtEV2m=_u2RlfvcDEkYoD Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Stefan Yes, that is true ... but I got rid of the Vactrols a long time ago. N= earby=20 lightning storms found them easy prey. Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2 =20 ----- Original Message ----- From: DK7FC Reply-To: To: Sent: 3/21/2018 5:04:44 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: 2200m Trans-Atlantic QSO dream... Am 21.03.2018 21:51, schrieb jrusgrove@comcast.net:=20 In the interest of full disclosure ... there are times when the cardio= d pattern=20 is not the best for EU reception. Specifically, when Tstorms get crank= ed up in=20 the Gulf of Mexico and northern SA, it is not unusual for the large un= tuned=20 NE/SW loop with it's figure 8 pattern to outperform the cardiod ... du= e to better rejection of the Tstorm noise. Jay W1VD WD2XNS WE2XGR/2 =2E..but you have that adjustable resistor that can be turned to 0 Ohm= and then your antenna is a loop. Your version is even remotely adjust= able, optically decoupled, if i remember correctly. So if R decreases = you can turn from E > carioid > H, right? 73 --qWChbyrLW8x93rtEV2m=_u2RlfvcDEkYoD Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline
Stefan
 
Yes, that is true ... but I got rid of the Vactrols a long time a= go. Nearby lightning storms found them easy prey.
 
Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2   
 
 
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Am 21.03.2018 21:51, schrieb jrusgrove@comcast.net:=20=
In the interest of full disclosure ..= =2E there are times when the cardiod pattern is not the best for EU re= ception. Specifically, when Tstorms get cranked up in the Gulf of Mexi= co and northern SA, it is not unusual for the large untuned NE/SW loop= with it's figure 8 pattern to outperform the cardiod ... due to bette= r rejection of the Tstorm noise.
 
Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2<= /FONT>
...but you have that adjustable resistor that= can be turned to 0 Ohm and then your antenna is a loop. Your version = is even remotely adjustable, optically decoupled, if i remember correc= tly. So if R decreases you can turn from E > carioid > H, right?=

73
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