Return-Path: Received: (qmail 25832 invoked from network); 13 Nov 1999 21:16:23 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO magnus.force9.net) (195.166.128.27) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 13 Nov 1999 21:16:23 +0000 Received: (qmail 31067 invoked from network); 13 Nov 1999 21:15:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by magnus.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 13 Nov 1999 21:15:13 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11mkLy-0006mp-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 13 Nov 1999 21:04:58 +0000 Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] ident=root) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11mkLx-0006mk-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 13 Nov 1999 21:04:57 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from central.zetnet.co.uk (central.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.20]) by irwell.zetnet.co.uk (8.9.3/8.9.3/Debian/GNU) with SMTP id VAA03444 for ; Sat, 13 Nov 1999 21:04:51 GMT X-ZSender: g3ldo@zetnet.co.uk Message-ID: <1999111321053268199@zetnet.co.uk> Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 21:05:32 GMT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Peter Dodd" X-Mailer: ZIMACS Version 1.20c 10000836 Subject: Re: LF: visual-CW at al Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit I was stuck writers 'block' while trying to complete the latest chapter in 'Backyard Antennas' and Erica produced the whisky bottle. This cleared the writers block and fired me up into writing a couple of uninhibited comments on the LF scene. Firstly, Rik's comments on slow CW. I dont find QSOs that last 30minutes a problem. In any case I have listened to 'fast' rubber stamp QSOs that last that long!. The relaxed atmosphere of waiting for the reply to emerge on slow CW is therapeutic - you can go and make a coffee or catch up on reading that pile of magazines while the QSO progresses. Dont spoil it with technology. Secondly, the latest on the CFA antenna. The latest 'analysis' of this antenna was no more than more guessing. Academics are worse in this respect. We get bamboozelled by Curl, Div and Poynting Vectors while in the real world radio amateurs are making 136kHz QSOs over 1500km from postage stamp QTHs. . -- Regards, Peter, G3LDO