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From: "Dave Sergeant" <dsergeant@connectfree.co.uk>
To: "rsgb_lf_group" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
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Subject: LF: Re: Re: GPS Coherent PSK Transmission
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 08:55:43 -0000
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>From Dave G3YMC

G3YXM wrote:
>Is that Andy with a full power data transmission in the middle of the CW
>area..... on a Sunday?
>Someone might go off in huff if this carries on!

I wasn't going to comment, but I will.  The current bandplan may be unofficial and a
gentleman's agreement (as surely all bandplans are) but it gives a bad impression if
a key operator on the band blatantly ignores this like Andy has. The excuse that it
was a convenient crystal divide frequency is pretty feeble.

I may have heard Andy's transmission on Saturday evening, but with no CW ident it was
impossible to tell.  I thought a suitable ident was a requirement of the licence.

Unfortunately activity on the band seems to be at an all time low.  I have called CQ
frequently over the past week with little success, apart from a QSO with G3YXM
(thanks Dave).  I suspect most of the stations which were once active have been
driven off to other bands - I see Mal has resorted to 60 seconds key down beacon
mode.  Things are getting pretty bad.

73s Dave G3YMC
dsergeant@iee.org
dsergeant@btinternet.com
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