Chris.

You are 599 here of course. 

As for activity, I think CW is much harder now because the noise 
floor in Europe from DCF and HGA is much greater than ten years ago. 
Plus local TVs, wall-warts etc, create much QRM to 'wideband' modes 
like CW. I used to work DL quite easily using much less power than I 
run now, but have recently failed to be heard by several DLs calling 
CQ.

However there is still a lot of activity on narrower modes. One of my 
transmissions on Opera32 last night resulted in 10 reports, 5 of 
which were greater than 1000km away and a couple more than 2000km 
away. A few nights ago I received Op32 reports from 18 stations in 9 
countries, including Russia. Just think how long it would have taken 
to work them all on QRSS3 or 10.

73 de Mike G3XDV

> Thanks again Joe and Markus for the great screen shots.
> 
> I'm trying 137.635 kHz now to clear that QRM.
> I'm just looking at my old LF logbook of ten years ago - January 2005
> (in date order) There was a lot of activity then, both on CW and QRSS:
> OH5UFO  PA0BWL  F6CWA  OK2BVG  DF0WD  M0FMT  YU7AR  G3XDV 
> M0BMU F6BWO  HA6PC  DL2HRE  Z38AV  G3YXM  SM6BHZ  DF6NM 
> G3AQC  S57A  HF7VPM  IK5ZPV  G3OLB  DK1IS  G3WCB  G3LDO  F6CHT
> Happy days. 73Chris G3XIZ
> 
> 
> 
> 
>      On Saturday, 3 January 2015, 12:51, Markus Vester
>      <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
>  Chris, very nice! Here's your last over, with the NB switched off
>  after the first quarter. You're nicely put in the middle of the gap
>  now. There seems to be a weak QRM line exactly on 630, so finetuning
>  up or down by a couple of Hz would help even more.  73, Markus 
> From: Chris Osborn Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 1:30 PMTo:
> [email protected] Subject: Re: LF: AW: G3XIZ CQ 137.7 kHz
> Many thanks Marcus for the useful screen shot.My next few
> transmissions will be on 137.63 kHz to clear your QRM. 73Chris
> 
> 
> On Saturday, 3 January 2015, 12:14, Markus Vester
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Chris, also well readable in Nuernberg JN59NJ. Unfortunately DCF39
> bursts are big here, attached screenshot is without noise
> blanking. Normally I have the SpecLab blanker engaged with short
> (1.5 ms) ramps, which reduces the splatter but also tends to render
> the signal a bit choppy. Note that there is a clear frequency range
> around the null in the splatter spectrum at 137.63 kHz. Best
> 73,Markus (DF6NM)  From: Chris Osborn Sent: Saturday, January 03,
> 2015 12:49 PMTo: [email protected] Subject: Re: LF: AW:
> G3XIZ CQ 137.7 kHz Many thanks for the report Joe.It's lashing down
> with rain here and the aerial current is low so I'm pleased to be
> getting out. 73Chris
> 
> 
> On Saturday, 3 January 2015, 11:36, Joe <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
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> #{}#yiv5747433653 Hi Chris, and again...  Von:
> #[email protected]
> #[mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Chris
> #Osborn
> Gesendet: Samstag, 3. Januar 2015 12:13
> An: LF Group
> Betreff: LF: G3XIZ CQ 137.7 kHz HNY LF, I'll be QRV on 137.7 using
> QRSS / DFCW for the next hour or so.Reports / QSO's welcome. Anyone
> (within range) who'd like a QSO / sked please let me know. Set up: 
> 120 watts RF, inverted 'L' 43m @ 9m 73Chris G3XIZ
> 
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