Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6782 invoked from network); 8 Dec 2003 20:02:22 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO netmail02.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.221) by ptb-mailstore with SMTP; 8 Dec 2003 20:02:22 -0000 Received: (qmail 23402 invoked by uid 10001); 8 Dec 2003 20:02:21 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.20) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 8 Dec 2003 20:01:15 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ATRXy-0001fY-Hl for rs_out@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:59:58 +0000 Received: from [147.197.200.9] (helo=hestia.herts.ac.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ATRXx-0001fP-CH for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:59:57 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: gemini Received: from gemini ([147.197.200.44] helo=gemini.herts.ac.uk) by hestia.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 1ATR14-000660-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:25:58 +0000 X-No-DNS-For: 147.197.232.252 Received: from [147.197.232.252] (helo=rsch15) by gemini.herts.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1ATR11-0000rH-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:25:55 +0000 From: "James Moritz" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 19:25:53 -0000 Organization: University of Hertfordshire X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (rsch15) Message-ID: <000001c3bdc1$1afcaa90$fce8c593@rsch15> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-reply-to: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-UH-MailScanner: No Virus detected Subject: RE: LF: Activity. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 2 Dear LF Group, One of the problems of CW operation on 136k is that there are not so many stations you can work, and after you have worked each of them several times, you run out of things to say to each other. So to get a high level of activity really needs new stations taking the plunge to get QRV on the band. But a sort of intermediate step is to have cross-band QSOs - between 136k and 80m or 40m (or 20m if you are getting really ambitious...). So if anyone who currently only has receive capability on LF would like to try a cross-band sked, please let me know. QRSS is not a huge technical leap for those who have never tried "digital modes" (it isn't really very digital of course) - the computer you are reading this e-mail on is probably perfectly capable of receiving QRSS, with the addition of an audio lead and some free software. Most people would prefer an aural CW signal, but many times this just isn't possible. QRSS certainly expands your horizons under these conditions. Having a rather nice audio spectrum analyser attached to your receiver is quite interesting too! Cheers, Jim Moritz 73 de M0BMU