LF: Re: Re: Special Event Station MB2HFC 7/8/9 Oct.

["PA0WFO" <pa0wfo@chello.nl>]

To all ,

Heard the special event station MB2HFC with manual CW this morning with signalstrenght 7 . I could not make a contact with my 150 Watts .

Perhaps a high noise level at MB2HFC ?

73, William PAØWFO

----- Original Message -----

From: "DEREK ATTER" <derek.atter@blueyonder.co.uk>

To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>

Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 3:55 PM

Subject: LF: Re: Special Event Station MB2HFC 7/8/9 Oct.

> Hi LF'ers
> 
> The RSGB will again this year be running 
the HF Conference HFC2005 at the 
> Gatwick Worth Hotel just outside 
Crawley in Sussex over the weekend 
> 7/8/9October and the special event 
station MB2HFC will be operating on the 
> HF bands and also on 136khz 
over the weekend.
> 
> Crawley Amateur Radio Club will be providing 
logistic support to the 
> conference including deploying a variety of HF 
antennas including an HF beam 
> at 20m AGL and several E/H antennas for 
comparison.
> 
> We also plan to erect a 136khz station with a 1KW 
ex-Decca amplifier and 
> FT100MP as prime- mover. The transmitting 
antenna will be 20m vertical wire 
> with two 40m top loading wires spaced 
about 2m apart. Experience gained from 
> last year's event showed that 
the hotel has a high local electrical noise 
> level on LF so we are 
unlikely to be able to use the TX ant on receive -  we 
> also have 
Loran QRM to contend with!   Jim M0BMU has kindly volunteered  to 
> deploy his double- nulling loop receiving antenna hopefully in a quiet 
spot 
> outside in the grounds away from the main sources of electrical 
noise.  We 
> also intend to have a back-up receiver system by taking 
136khz signals the 
> local MB7LF remote receiver at the Crawley Club HQ 
relayed via 2m at 
> 144.986Mhz (which equates to 136.000 kHz). The 2m 
receiver will have an LO 
> source from a high-stability ovened source 
checked against the MSF national 
> frequency standard.
> 
> 
We expect to be QRV much of the time much over the weekend both on hand-CW 
> and QRSS from Friday evening onwards (7th Oct) through to Sunday 
mid-day 
> (9th Oct) depending on availability of operators - we will also 
be attending 
> some of the lectures from time to time. Any delegates 
attending the 
> conference wishing to have an operating spell on 136Khz 
will be most 
> welcome.  Contact me, G3GRO,  in the Hotel or 
Jim M0BMU or any of the 
> Crawley stewards on duty at the 
time.
>  I will flag any further info on the reflector.
> 
> 73,   Derek Atter  G3GRO  for Crawley ARC.
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vernall" 
<vernall@xtra.co.nz>
> To: 
<rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 1:39 AM
> Subject: 
LF: Re: ZM2E LF DX
> 
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> 
Confirming ZM2E had an active night transmitting wise, got part of the 
>> VA7LF
>> call sign and there were problems for R6L (RU6LA 
special call sign)
>> transmitting when it came to QSO 
time.
>>
>> Around 0840 UTC we received quite a good 7 at 120 
second dot length and
>> elements either side fitted what would be 
VA7LF, but that part call sign 
>> was
>> the best we got in 
all the various receiving times for ZM2E before Gulf
>> Island 
sunrise.
>>
>> When it came time to try R6L we were advised by 
HF liaison that R6L had
>> problems, and we should start the QSO rather 
than the earlier arrangement
>> that R6L would start at 1500 UTC.  
We later got advice to go to beacon 
>> mode
>> so at 1637 UTC 
we set the message to ZM2E ZM2E .... and got to bed earlier
>> than 
expected.  The beacon ran till well after ZL 
sunrise.
>>
>> From the other reports it would seem DX 
propagation was "not good".
>>
>> We are back tonight for 
another bite at the cherry.
>>
>> 73, Bob ZL2CA and Mike 
ZL4OL
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
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