X-GM-THRID: 1206468337327875273 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 0ca364c881c4b7b4064296a40354db276941aaea Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.54.127.17 with SMTP id z17cs23296wrc; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:57:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.48.47.15 with SMTP id u15mr3127641nfu; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:57:47 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id l21si4948084nfc.2006.06.17.13.57.46; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:57:47 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1FrhoN-0008Hs-2R for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:54:31 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1FrhoM-0008Hj-Ft for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:54:30 +0100 Received: from smarthost2.mail.uk.easynet.net ([212.135.6.12]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FrhoI-0001dO-OL for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:54:30 +0100 Received: from tnt-5-14.easynet.co.uk ([195.40.200.14] helo=captbrian) by smarthost2.mail.uk.easynet.net with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 1FrhoE-000L0G-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:54:24 +0100 Message-ID: <000701c69250$2a7cd1a0$0ec828c3@captbrian> From: "captbrian" To: References: <000701c69233$ce4c92b0$17e4fc3e@g3kev> Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:53:43 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Re: LF LOW Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5963 You are fifteen years too late. The time to complain was back then when an organisation decided there was more money to be made from three box-operators than one radio amateur and persuaded govt. to reduce technical knowledge for an amateur licence. You'll have an uphill struggle to reverse it now. G3GVB ----- Original Message ----- From: "hamilton mal" To: "rsgb" Sent: 17 June 2006 18:30 Subject: LF: LF LOW > LF seems to be an all time low, no acty at all recently, it is hardly worth > the effort.The internet and mobile phones seem to be a better bet, followed > by vhf/uhf then hf if you want to talk to someone. > Most operators are now appliance ops, no cw or technical skills required any > more.The norm now is buy a box, plug in and go. In fact most amateurs today > cannot solder, or even change a fuse, hardly amateur radio. > > 73 G3KEV > > > > >