On 25 Jul 2007 at 20:34, Alan Ibbetson wrote:

> Just worked Dave G3YMC for the first time. He is CQing near 502.16. As
> usual I am xtal controlled on 502.0. Dave was 439 with me on my 15m
> high inverted-L, listening on an FT1000MP Mk5 with 60Hz bandwidth.
> Dave gave me 579.
> 
> I've not been able to hear Dave before and it's still broad daylight
> here at 1930Z. QRN is very low. -- 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Alan G3XAQ

Thanks for the QSO Alan - at the moment I think you are about my best 
'DX'.... At least the recent improvements I have made to the antenna 
and tx seem to have bourne fruit, I can now have quite reasonable 
QSOs and the logbook is beginning to fill up! I listened also to your 
QSO with G3YVF, first time I have heard him and he is now quite a 
nice signal (though you are slightly stronger).

I have added a bit more to my website with a page detailing impedance 
measurements on 500k, with a modified version of Peter G3LDO's 3M 
bridge and software. I need to add a bit more to complete it, 
including my own measurements, but it is almost all there.

I don't hear the GW stations at the moment, guess they have closed 
down - and can't hear Finbar either but he is right under 'MRF. Heard 
Tom G3OLB testing briefly around 501.9 earlier with a good signal.

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com