g3ldo wrote:
Been away in on a vacation to EA and came back to a pile of over 300 e-mails
and only just getting to the top of the heap.
A lot has happened
First of all G3KEV on T/A using QRSS - never thought I would see the day.
Solid fast QRS qso with VE1ZJ at 2 sec dot, almost there on normal CW.
The xband QSO only took a few minutes 136/7025 khz solid copy both ways.
I understand previous QSO'S took hours and days to complete.
This mode, pioneered by G4JNT and G3PLX, had a detractor on both sides of
the Atlantic yet used with success in T/A. You would have expected some
'word eating', but not a bit of it.
Then there is that well established Italian S/W producer who has come up
with yet another winner for the benefit of the LF community. I downloaded
Jason onto a laptop and the main computer and had them talking to each other
within half an hour - well done and thanks Alberto.
Some big antenna installations around
There have always been BIG antennas around in Amateur circles, I could mention
20 Amateurs using Big installations that would rival any commercial station.
> Mal G3KEV has a competitor for the biggest 136 sig in the UK. I heard
> MM0ALM wkg DJ9IE yesterday and he was 8 dB stronger than 'KEV here
although
> almost twice as far away. Said he'd just had a steeplejack in to mend his
> antenna - apparently money well spent.
I hadn't realised that in my absence the RA had rescinded the maximum of 1w
erp requirement.
Ever since some Amateurs started using the DECCA JEEP (5501) transmitters at 1.2
- 1.5 kw rf output the 1W erp limit seemed not to apply. I believe everyone
south of Watford uses one.
Must look through the rest of my e-mails.
Regards,
Peter, G3LDO
e-mail <[email protected]>
Web <http://web.ukonline.co.uk/g3ldo>
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