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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:13:02 +0000
From: "gii3kev" <gii3kev@netscapeonline.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: LF: Long-Baseline Phased Arrays on LF
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WarmSpgs@aol.com wrote:

> > What radio amateur is going to go to all this trouble for an occasionl
> > QSO.
>
> Probably not many.  But in order to gain hands-on experience in aspects of
> the radio art?  Perhaps quite a few!  That is one of the well-established
> purposes of the Amateur Radio Service.
>
> > At present there are only 7 active radio amateurs on 136 khz. Get
> > real, learn the morse code, operating procedures, get the best antenna
> > installed on your property that you can manage and that is all you need.
>
> Could having only "all you need" possibly be the reason for not hearing more
> than 7 hams?  Just curious...  :-)

THE FACTS are that I have worked 21 countries on 136 khz two way qso,s. and
several EU dx xband with my signal on 136 khz. My reports are generally at least
2 S POINTS up on any other station from England, and include many Firsts
between  the rest of EU and England.
To date I have made a few hundred contacts two way on 136 khz.
Currently the activity on LF is very low around EU and I doubt if any more than
7 stations are active at present.
These results have been achieved using normal hand sent/received CW and not
computer aided visual methods.
I am now CURIOUS about your achievements on LF please enlighten me.
G3KEV