Return-Path: Received: from rly-df02.mx.aol.com (rly-df02.mail.aol.com [172.19.156.15]) by air-df06.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINDF062-5334af711bb244; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:45:34 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-df02.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDF026-5334af711bb244; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:45:17 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N7CkT-0008EV-TY for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:44:25 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N7CkT-0008EM-7E for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:44:25 +0000 Received: from mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.48]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N7CkR-00063A-Fc for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:44:24 +0000 Received: from know-smtpout-3.server.virginmedia.net ([62.254.123.3]) by mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20091108183917.SKTR27507.mtaout02-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@know-smtpout-3.server.virginmedia.net> for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:39:17 +0000 Received: from [86.27.93.99] (helo=jimdesk) by know-smtpout-3.server.virginmedia.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N7CfU-0006Fr-9R for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:39:17 +0000 From: "James Cowburn" To: References: <112811.74996.qm@web28501.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:39:12 -0000 Message-ID: <004101ca60a2$c4faa710$0617aac0@jimdesk> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 In-Reply-To: <112811.74996.qm@web28501.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Thread-Index: AcpgneMdsq5dm+MQTLiVSwlzrt96zwABMEuw X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=F3M5lZpKAAAA:8 a=G3Oen64sID_n_jXPMxEA:9 a=cxgVpT4_1uNhWTmyt8hV0oF7JnsA:4 a=wk6s2zzMB60A:10 a=MZiTZN4oxdAVc4QL:21 a=Rmj3QT_t3V4eoGXx:21 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=AJHrFXilO5qSd6QNsLAA:7 a=7_Gti2tFF_vNHAOmdH_RIEuQXOcA:4 X-Spam-Score: 0.3 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_FONT_BIG=0.256,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: RE: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0042_01CA60A2.C4FAA710" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_50_60, HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNKNOWN,HTML_FONT_BIG,HTML_MESSAGE,LINES_OF_YELLING, LINES_OF_YELLING_2 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 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01CA60A2.C4FAA710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well done Chris!! With best regards Jim Dr. James Cowburn From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] On Behalf Of Chris Osborn Sent: 08 November 2009 18:03 To: LF Group Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO LF It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th QSO using 600m. This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of which were 600m / 80m. Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF - No. 998. QSO break-down according to mode: 928 CW, 34 RTTY and 5 QRSS 600m STATIONS My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and many of these go back to the start of the UK 600m allocation in March 2007. Of these I have worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding beacons). Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of again: G3KZU, G3YHV . . . Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT: G3UNT, G3VTT, G4GDR. . . MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED With so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the same stations many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of my total contacts. My most frequently worked stations are: GW3UEP - 120 G3KEV - 102 M0FMT - 90 G3ZWH - 80 (alas now SK) G3DXZ - 67 G4GDR - 60 EI0CF/ GI4DPE - 51 M0JXM - 48 G3UNT - 45 G3VTT - 38 CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIONS There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and enjoy a cross-band QSO: DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE, G3TVF . . . and our few EU MF friends are still active: ON4KTJ, OR7T and OZ8NJ. . . WSPR ON 600m I personally find it sad that the present level of enthusiasm for the WSPR mode was never achieved for hand sent Morse (CW), which after all is the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF marine band. If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger stations operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band then I guess it may be time for me to QSY. 73 Chris G3XIZ ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01CA60A2.C4FAA710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well done Chris= !! 

 

 

 

With best regar= ds

 

 

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Dr. James Cowbu= rn

 

From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksh= eep.org] On Behalf Of C= hris Osborn
Sent: 08 November 2009= 18:03
To: LF Group
Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 10= 00 th MF QSO

 

LF

It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th QSO using 600m.<= br> This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of which were 600m= / 80m.

Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0C= F - No. 998.

QSO break-down according to mode:     928 CW,  34 RTTY  and   5 QRSS

600m STATIONS

My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and many of these go back to= the start of the UK  600m allocation in March 2007.
Of these I have worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding= beacons).
Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of again:  G3KZU, G3YHV . . .
Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT:  G3U= NT, G3VTT, G4GDR. . .

MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED

With so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the same= stations many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of my total contact= s.
My most frequently worked stations are:

GW3UEP - 120     G3KEV - 102   &nbs= p;  M0FMT - 90     G3ZWH  -  80  (alas= now SK)
G3DXZ    -   67     G4GDR -   60      EI0CF/ GI4DPE  -&n= bsp; 51   M0JXM - 48
G3UNT    -   45     G3VTT=   -   38

CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIONS

There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and enjoy a cros= s-band QSO:
DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE, G3TVF . . .

and our few EU MF friends are still active:
ON4KTJ, OR7T and OZ8NJ. . .

WSPR ON 600m

I personally find it sad that the present level of enthusiasm for the= WSPR mode was never achieved for  hand sent Morse (CW), which after all is= the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF marine band.
If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger stations= operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band then I guess= it may be time for me to QSY.

73 Chris G3XIZ






 

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