Return-Path: Received: from rly-mb01.mx.aol.com (rly-mb01.mail.aol.com [172.21.131.154]) by air-mb02.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINMB022-cea4af7537d45; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:57 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mb01.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMB016-cea4af7537d45; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:50 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N7H7z-0001xI-El for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:24:59 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N7H7y-0001x9-Og for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:24:58 +0000 Received: from web28104.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.146.182.124]) by relay3.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N7H7y-0007Bm-2d for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:24:58 +0000 Received: (qmail 8358 invoked by uid 60001); 8 Nov 2009 23:24:52 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.co.uk; s=s1024; t=1257722692; bh=Dquk9QDuS0nK3KYU5l/rjcOpCPJ4wkw1BGzzonsvP/A=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=VVQS5G2E3H0mAE+MY3lIf1EIHopaWhGD3rplGlwxW1eI3LQ8FXxMURnmcCXRgsdylKgKaun4fJxCwXFbf8BcarkaITE5Ix6cRzc2aU7f6C1t6cLP+MIzmzKHUkK60uQAS+lvIvd5B7pPzEnwJZqFQr2yqbBzu6dt47K98+VdNOQ= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.co.uk; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=1JQN7pBJzw4uukuS+uo+JjAwpm6yDrrLZ2FDOr8dgUjrzz7V7kb1L/au/VbLfvlBLruuB0ssMY5/JgHXjye2LEGzV9hJcvE+tJZ2XvRhO/obrKdww0s4lsB6HR6AqwrP9zRkhHc6+7qkH2B4GIsXbPq65HKoJzUg1tusFoB/N68=; Message-ID: <830145.7281.qm@web28104.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: y9Ue6jwVM1ndQTQ8LX4VXD4VKXe4s5.KzRiK_tiTUmRY6DtfuQJCPo2Qi0pHlDy.RVxitrXr5bVKwYR.rtxekLV18ro.1O47R2BsTZ4_fGZFcQcUf1_SzAh1lpkELSah0e2slJ33oWek7olUTJjYI3IF2.rhwL9zKqBBVm44Ew9oNnaISAjmoPhbdF5lz.RghZhpQ1OnzS4LGN6cFEEEBCSkPErwa6_wy3uSGleHvniuoTMOsl_KMk_.P0ozSc.KmEOIDc9KSCBfqQ_07ST562v6bVfq0FE_paPviYupGVaiVFvWCX.bzP0dvaas5h5HYdHtJgHnt_ofFJ8- Received: from [86.166.78.110] by web28104.mail.ukl.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:24:52 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/8.1.6 YahooMailWebService/0.7.361.4 Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:24:52 -0800 (PST) From: M0FMT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org In-Reply-To: <9afca2640911081518j40fe9c13s7e37f3f02987cc1c@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 DomainKey-Status: good (testing) Subject: Re: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-2010811570-1257722692=:7281" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_TAG_EXISTS_TBODY,LINES_OF_YELLING,LINES_OF_YELLING_2 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-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d224.2 ; domain : yahoo.co.uk DKIM : pass --0-2010811570-1257722692=:7281 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I despair! --- On Sun, 8/11/09, Roger Lapthorn wrote: From: Roger Lapthorn Subject: Re: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 23:18 Congratulations Chris - excellent work. A small comment about WSPR... all of us who WSPR only occupy 200Hz of the= band in total and there is the potential for about=A0 >100 WSPR stations= to share this space at any time by using 10% TX only and assuming 6Hz/sta= tion is needed for any transmission.=A0 This is GOOD use of the spectrum= in my book. 73s (and work you on the key soon!) Roger G3XBM 2009/11/8 M0FMT Congratulations Chris =A0 A nice piece of work. And thank you for making 600metres the kind of band= it should be. =A0 I support your comments. We really need a band the size of the Norwegian= allocation to=A0coexist with=A0these incompatible, to CW,=A0modes.=A0 =A0 Very 73=A0=A0 Petefmt --- On Sun, 8/11/09, Chris Osborn wrote: From: Chris Osborn Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO To: "LF Group" Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 18:03 LF It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th QSO using 600m. This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of which were 600m /= 80m. Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF -= No. 998. QSO break-down according to mode: =A0=A0=A0 928 CW,=A0 34 RTTY=A0 and=A0= =A0 5 QRSS 600m STATIONS My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and many of= these go back to the start of the UK=A0 600m allocation in March 2007. Of these I have worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding beaco= ns). Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of agai= n:=A0 G3KZU, G3YHV . . . Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT:=A0 G3UNT, G3V= TT, G4GDR. . . MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED With so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the same sta= tions many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of my total conta= cts. My most frequently worked stations are: GW3UEP - 120=A0=A0=A0=A0 G3KEV - 102=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 M0FMT - 90=A0=A0=A0=A0= G3ZWH=A0 -=A0 80=A0 (alas now SK) G3DXZ=A0=A0=A0 -=A0=A0 67=A0=A0=A0=A0 G4GDR -=A0=A0 60=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 EI0C= F/ GI4DPE=A0 -=A0 51=A0=A0 M0JXM - 48 G3UNT=A0=A0=A0 -=A0=A0 45=A0=A0=A0=A0 G3VTT=A0 -=A0=A0 38 CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIONS There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and enjoy a cross-ba= nd QSO: DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE, G3TVF . . . and our few EU MF friends are still active: ON4KTJ, OR7T and OZ8NJ. . . WSPR ON 600m I personally find it sad that the present level of enthusiasm for the WSPR= mode was never achieved for=A0 hand sent Morse (CW), which after all is= the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF marine band. If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger stations oper= ating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band then I guess= it may be time for me to QSY. 73 Chris G3XIZ --=20 ------------------------------------------------------------- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk G3XBM =A0 =A0GQRP 1678 =A0 =A0 =A0ISWL G11088 =20 --0-2010811570-1257722692=:7281 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I despair!

--- On Sun, 8/11/09,= Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Roger Lapthorn <rogerlapthorn@gmail.c= om>
Subject: Re: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO
To: rsgb_lf_group@bla= cksheep.org
Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 23:18

Congratulations Chris - excellent work.

A sm= all comment about WSPR... all of us who WSPR only occupy 200Hz of the band= in total and there is the potential for about  >100 WSPR= stations to share this space at any time by using 10% TX only and assumin= g 6Hz/station is needed for any transmission.  This is GOOD use of th= e spectrum in my book.

73s (and work you on the key soon!)
Roger= G3XBM


2009/11/8 M0FMT <m0fmt@yahoo.co.u= k>
Congratulations Chris
 
A nice piece of work. And thank you for making 600metres the kind of= band it should be.
 
I support your comments. We really need a band the size of the Norweg= ian allocation to coexist with these incompatible, to CW, m= odes. 
 
Very 73   Petefmt

--- On Sun, 8/11/09, Chris Osbo= rn <g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

From: Chris Osborn <g3xiz@yahoo.co.uk><= BR>Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO
To: "LF Group" <= rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Date: Sunday,= 8 November, 2009, 18:03


LF

It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th QSO= using 600m.
This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of whi= ch were 600m / 80m.

Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up= G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF - No. 998.

QSO break-down according to= mode:     928 CW,  34 RTTY  and   5 QR= SS

600m STATIONS<= BR>
My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and many of these go back to the star= t of the UK  600m allocation in March 2007.
Of these I have worked= or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding beacons).
Many stations= on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of again:  G3KZ= U, G3YHV . . .
Others were once very active but have subsequently gone= QRT:  G3UNT, G3VTT, G4GDR. . .

MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED

With so few active operators it is obviou= s that one will work the same stations many times and the top 10 stations= account for 70% of my total contacts.
My most frequently worked statio= ns are:

GW3UEP - 120     G3KEV - 102  = ;    M0FMT - 90     G3ZWH  - = 80  (alas now SK)
G3DXZ    -   67 &= nbsp;   G4GDR -   60      EI0= CF/ GI4DPE  -  51   M0JXM - 48
G3UNT  &nb= sp; -   45     G3VTT  -   38<= BR>
CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIO= NS

There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and= enjoy a cross-band QSO:
DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE, G3TVF .= . .

and our few EU MF friends are still active:
ON4KTJ, OR7T an= d OZ8NJ. . .

WSPR ON 600m
I personally find it sad that the present level of enthusiasm for th= e WSPR mode was never achieved for  hand sent Morse (CW), which after= all is the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF marine= band.
If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger sta= tions operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band th= en I guess it may be time for me to QSY.

73 Chris G3XIZ









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