Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1042 invoked from network); 4 Jun 2000 22:40:33 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by teachers.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 4 Jun 2000 22:40:33 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12yizw-0004qO-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2000 23:36:00 +0100 Received: from mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz ([203.96.92.1]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12yizv-0004qJ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2000 23:35:59 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from [202.27.181.36] by mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz (InterMail vM.4.01.02.17 201-229-119) with SMTP id <20000604223521.FOUU5139981.mta1-rme.xtra.co.nz@[202.27.181.36]> for ; Mon, 5 Jun 2000 10:35:21 +1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <393AD4ED.3561@xtra.co.nz> Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 10:15:09 +1200 From: "vernall" X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01C-XTRA (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: communications systems References: <393A5D33.D8EE45F7@netscapeonline.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: g3kev wrote: snip > If someone using the new Hydrogen/Stentlesch clock and a b/w of > 0.0000000000000000000007 hz told us that they had made the first qso > across the atlantic on 136 khz, how would the rest of us know if they > were telling the truth. Would they qualify for any awards????? > 73 de G3KEV Sounds to me to be a sour grapes comment from a "CW for ever" believer? The stations of such a QSO would of course have their self-reward for the achievement, even if there is a level of keeping high tech at arms length from others. The amateur is progressive? Bob ZL2CA