Return-Path: Received: (qmail 2871 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2002 14:33:32 -0000 Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 9 Aug 2002 14:33:32 -0000 Received: (qmail 9785 invoked from network); 9 Aug 2002 14:33:41 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 9 Aug 2002 14:33:40 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17dCWe-0003PO-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Aug 2002 17:22:08 +0100 Received: from mta4-svc.business.ntl.com ([62.253.164.44]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 17dCWd-0003PI-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Aug 2002 17:22:07 +0100 Received: from l8p8y6 ([62.252.228.18]) by mta4-svc.business.ntl.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020809142957.LJHG24734.mta4-svc.business.ntl.com@l8p8y6> for ; Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:29:57 +0100 Message-ID: <000c01c23faa$f3b65c00$12e4fc3e@l8p8y6> From: "hamilton mal" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: First EA Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:44:24 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

I do not think it matters who was first, its hardly new technology on LF. Radio amateurs are only retracing the steps of those commercial operators that have gone before.

A good solid creditable qso is more important, whatever the packing order. Some so called firsts in the past were a bit hit and miss on LF, like calling back tomorrow or next week to complete the report, plus the fact the QSO's were prearranged, so it was known who was on exactly what frequency regardless of hearing or seeing the callsign.

QSO rules on LF for some are invented as the qso takes place, and nothing like the established procedures on all the other amateur bands.

Operating from sites using commercial radio masts is hardly amateur radio, and certainly no achievement, or awards should be claimed by those participating. This type of operation only proves what we all already know that the bigger and higher the antenna mast on LF the greater the radio signal emitted.

No doubt the claim game will go on !!!!!

73 de G3KEV