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Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2018 11:03:37 -0400
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Subject: LF: Re: [Lowfer] Tx this w/e 136.172kHz
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I had almost a full call sign capture in the 2300 hour.

http://www.n1bug.com/g3xdv-1.jpg

Bits and pieces at 0100 and 0300. I fell asleep and didn't disable
my transmitter for the 0500 hour but I could see enough in my pauses
to know the first 40 minutes would have been clean copy with a big
fade after that.

73,
Paul N1BUG


On 03/24/2018 10:45 AM, Michael Sapp wrote:
> Mike & All:
> 
> 
> Noticed this at QRSS30 in the 0300 hour
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ubyhg6sbdimaoj4/xdv1.jpg?dl=0
> 
> 
> Switched to QRSS60
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/ik5xudqunr2gcz1/xdv2.jpg?dl=0
> 
> Almost a call sign capture. I can divine an "X" for the first character if
> 
> I count the startup smudge on the waterfall display at 137.172.  The "D" is 
> missing
> 
> the second "dit".  The V is visually detectable ending at the top of the 
> hour even though the dash is fading...
> 
> 
> Received on my NE EWE antenna with 300 kHz LPF and 137 kHz bridge T 
> diplexers on I/O of 2N3904 broadband preamp, then to mixer, etc..
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/p99k2xfl4q2ui3i/IMG_1125.JPG?dl=0
> 
> Thanks (very very much) for the beaconing....
> 
> 
> 73 Mike wa3tts EN90xn
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Dennison" <mike.dennison@ntlworld.com>
> To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>; <rsgb_lf_group@yahoogroups.co.uk>
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 1:40 PM
> Subject: LF: Tx this w/e 136.172kHz
> 
> 
>> I will be transmitting QRSS60 on 136.1721kHz overnight tonight and
>> for the next two nights. Transmissions will comprise my callsign, and
>> will start exactly on the odd-numbered (UTC) hour from 1900 to 0500
>> and last just over an hour (eg 1900-2002, 2100-2202 . . .  to
>> 0500-0602).
>>
>> Reports will be welcome as always.
>>
>> Mike, G3XDV
>> ==========