Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24930 invoked from network); 9 Feb 2001 13:08:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by 10.226.25.101 with SMTP; 9 Feb 2001 13:08:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 705 invoked from network); 9 Feb 2001 13:08:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 9 Feb 2001 13:08:51 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14RDB6-00047r-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2001 13:01:32 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from [213.2.16.106] (helo=rsgb.org.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14RDB2-00047m-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 09 Feb 2001 13:01:29 +0000 Received: from miked by rsgb.org.uk with SMTP (MDaemon.v2.8.7.5.R) for ; Fri, 09 Feb 2001 12:53:06 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:53:04 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: LF: ARRL News Story Message-ID: <3A83E830.5192.C534B3@localhost> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Return-Path: miked@mail.rsgbhq Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: It has been pointed out, quite correctly, that the ARRL story about LF operating has errors in it. In defense of my fellow journalists, I will say that given limited resources it is inevitable that some errors will creep into any article. I wrote a similar story for this week's GB2RS News Bulletin (see http://www.rsgb.org/news from about 1600UTC Friday) and it took me an hour to research and collate information from 20 e-mails, and cut 1000 words of source material into 150 words aimed at the non- LF radio amateur. Even though I know the subject well, I bet there will be some errors where I have misunderstood something (for instance, dates are a nightmare when the dateline crosses the transmission path). What I have learnt from seeing some really awful amateur radio stories in national and local newspapers is that, so long as there is nothing damaging in the story the saying "all publicity is good publicity" is true. The article is certain to get several more US amateurs interested in receiving on LF, so from our point of view it will have done its job successfully. (professional signature line follows for a change) Mike Dennison, G3XDV Publications Manager * RadCom * GB2RS News * * RSGB Books and CDs * * RSGB Online Web Site * Radio Society of Great Britain Lambda House, Cranborne Road Potters Bar, Herts UK, EN6 3JE Tel: +44 (0) 1707 659015; Fax: +44 (0) 1707 645105 RSGB - UK AMATEUR RADIO