Re: LF: TA on 500kHz

["lawrence mayhead" <laurie.mayhead@googlemail.com>]

I cannot agree ! I use this grabber all the time and find it very useful.
Sometimes during the day there is no signal but then I am on the south coast,
a long way away. At night no problem, so John please keep up the good work.
Laurie G3AQC

On 01/03/2008, mal <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:

Jay

This grabber is not reliable. I do not see G acty either not even my own signal when in fact I am getting good reports inter UK and xband from EU.

It is too far north away from the majority of G acty. The RX antenna could be the problem.

73 de Mal/G3KEV

 

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

From: Jay Rusgrove

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 2:40 PM

Subject: Re: LF: TA on 500kHz

David

 

Yes, I do check the Shetland grabber - don't normally see that much G activity though. An east coast US grabber would be nice - unfortunately most of the east coast stations also do quite a bit of transmitting making even part time grabber operation problematic.

 

Will be keeping an eye open for T/A signals.

 

Jay

 

 

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

From: G0MRF@aol.com

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 8:50 AM

Subject: Re: LF: TA on 500kHz

Hi Jay,

 

You'll be able to watch all the European activity in near real time via the grabber in the Shetland isles.  Obviously narrow bandwidths work best and although beacons are generally at the 503.5 to 504k section of the band, there are still a few station who presumably using crystal control who are further down the allocation.

 

Any signs of life on your screen can be quickly checked against:

 

Shetland grabber

 

Unfortunately there seems to be no equivalent on the East coast of the USA or in VO1 for us to see if our signals are making it over to you. So it's a little more hit and miss for us. - But with a little effort I'm sure a two way TA contact will happen fairly soon.

 

73

 

David

 

 

 

In a message dated 29/02/2008 11:28:49 GMT Standard Time, jrusgrove@comcast.net writes:

Mal...and other T/A enthusiasts

I'm interested in additional W / EU contacts on 500 kHz. To date the only
station I've worked is Finbar ... albeit on three occassions. It would be
helpful if those interested would run periods in beacon mode (normal cw
speed) so that I can listen for your signals. If I can hear your station,
you should be able to hear mine...with the higher ERP from this end.
Setting up a sked for a particular night at a particular time is unlikely to
produce a QSO - conditions vary widely from day to day, hour to hour and
even minute to minute over this path.

Jay W1VD  WD2XNS  WE2XGR/2

 

---

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1303 - Release Date: 28/02/2008 12:14