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From: "Ken" <ken.h.wright@btinternet.com>
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Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 09:51:54 +0100
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Subject: LF: Re: LF/MF
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Mal.
Working these exotic countries is ok if you cw speed is 25wpm or above, wit=
h my 15 - 16 wpm they do not want to work you. I have called CQ for hours w=
hen there are stations all around me calling at speeds that I will never ac=
hieve, but non come back to me, so with my very basic station LF is the onl=
y band available to me, even  on 40m  cw speeds seem to have dramatically i=
ncreased so I will still be on LF when time allows.

Ken

M0KHW
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: mal hamilton=20
  To: rsgb=20
  Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 6:40 PM
  Subject: LF: LF/MF


  It seems LF/MF is now a waste of time, the reward does not justify the ef=
fort. At present 10m is wide open to S.America, LU5FR and others are boomin=
g in on CW in QSO MODE!!!
  After many years experimenting on the lower frequencies, for me it is get=
ting near the time to PULL THE PLUG except things dramatically change which=
 I think is not going to happen. On LF some years back there were over 30 c=
ountries active now only a couple of stations are to be seen on QRS and no =
one on CW.
   73 es and adios=20
  g3kev

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<DIV>Mal.</DIV>
<DIV>Working these exotic countries is ok if you cw speed is 25wpm or above=
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with my 15 - 16 wpm they do not want to work you. I have called CQ&nbsp;for=20
hours&nbsp;when there are stations all around me calling at speeds that I w=
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never achieve, but non come back to me, so with my very basic station LF is=
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only band available to me, even&nbsp; on 40m&nbsp;&nbsp;cw speeds seem to h=
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dramatically increased so I will still be on LF when time allows.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>M0KHW</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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k"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dg3kevmal@talktalk.net href=3D"mailto:g3kevmal@talktalk.net">ma=
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  hamilton</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Drsgb_lf_group@black=
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 11, 2011 6:40=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> LF: LF/MF</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>It seems LF/MF is now a waste of time, the&nbsp;r=
eward=20
  does not justify the effort. At present 10m is wide open to S.America,=20
  LU5FR&nbsp;and others are booming in on CW in QSO MODE!!!</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>After&nbsp;many years experimenting on the lower=20
  frequencies, for me it&nbsp;is getting near the time to PULL THE PLUG exc=
ept=20
  things dramatically change which I think is not going to happen.&nbsp;On =
LF=20
  some years back there&nbsp;were over 30 countries active now only a coupl=
e of=20
  stations are to be seen on QRS and no one on CW.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;<FONT face=3DArial>73 es and adios </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>g3kev</FONT></DIV>
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