Return-Path: Received: from mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.78]) by air-db05.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDB053-86474c4ff22d2ba; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:02:37 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 66CC538000DE3; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:02:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Oe2W5-0004DH-IL for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:01:33 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Oe2W5-0004D8-4N for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:01:33 +0100 Received: from mailout-us.gmx.com ([74.208.5.67]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Oe2W3-0004Zk-KY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:01:33 +0100 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 28 Jul 2010 09:01:24 -0000 Received: from 75-168-152-6.mpls.qwest.net (EHLO [192.168.1.100]) [75.168.152.6] by mail.gmx.com (mp-us003) with SMTP; 28 Jul 2010 05:01:24 -0400 X-Authenticated: #60769621 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+BxVlBE56BbdyIvpSGLMcGFMXX+f/6OEba90XZL/ DgVu6LgMllcy4o Message-ID: <4C4FF18B.1080702@gmx.com> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:59:55 -0500 From: Mike-WE0H User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (X11/20100317) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <005601cb2dbf$c836d030$0501a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <007601cb2dc8$df5d8bb0$0501a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> In-Reply-To: <007601cb2dc8$df5d8bb0$0501a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Re: QSO Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d404e4c4ff22c498c X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Maybe everyone is getting bored with TA signal reports every night. I mean, how many times do you have to cross the pond to get excited? Woohoo!!! I find these Earth Antennas interesting reading. Who cares if someone with a 4kw amp can make his signal cross the pond on any band. Boring.... Mike-WE0H mal wrote: > How could going backwards be Positive !!!! Check the records for years > gone by on 137 and look at what is happening today. > I am but pointing out the facts, has no one learnt anything from > information published over the past several years. > I was getting 579 reports from NC1K years ago on 137 but today it seems > to be a struggle for some to be heard a few hundred metres away > Prove me wrong ? > g3kev > > > > *From: Roger L > > Wonderful Mal. Do you never have ANYTHING positive to say? > . > 73s > Roger G3XBM > > On 27 July 2010 20:13, mal wrote: > > There is no need for QRS around EU. In the past all EU was > worked on CW and daytime over 1000 miles plus on 137 kcs > Maybe QRS for N America/China and further afield. > QRS around EU is a backward step and certainly not progress, > and earthed antennas !!! Need I say more? > g3kev