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Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:27:08 +0000
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On 13/01/07, hamilton mal <g3kev.ham@virgin.net> wrote:
>
> Hi all
> Tnx to all those that are listening in the USA on 136. My observations
> indicate that 136 is at an all time low for this time of year compared to
> a
> few years ago.
> There is also the added QRM from Loran/Rugby and the new Budapest TX. I am
> of the opinion that this band is played out and hardly worth bothering
> about. The effort required with antennas and wasted time on a band that is
> producing very little results cannot be justified.
> Apart from the other amateur bands I think I will get back to satellites,
> I
> used to have a lot of fun with Oscar 6 and Oscar 10 and all the satellites
> available at that time, but since then even the satellite scene today is
> poor, with various mishaps and old orbitors on their last legs !!!!!
> Maybe the computer communications hobby is the best way like Echolink and
> similar systems, no gales to worry about or propogation.
>
> 73 de Mal/G3KEV
>
> But no fun !
>

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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 13/01/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">hamilton mal</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:g3kev.ham@virgin.net">g3kev.ham@virgin.net</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all<br>Tnx to all those that are listening in the USA on 136. My observations<br>indicate that 136 is at an all time low for this time of year compared to a<br>few years ago.<br>There is also the added QRM from Loran/Rugby and the new Budapest TX. I am
<br>of the opinion that this band is played out and hardly worth bothering<br>about. The effort required with antennas and wasted time on a band that is<br>producing very little results cannot be justified.<br>Apart from the other amateur bands I think I will get back to satellites, I
<br>used to have a lot of fun with Oscar 6 and Oscar 10 and all the satellites<br>available at that time, but since then even the satellite scene today is<br>poor, with various mishaps and old orbitors on their last legs !!!!!
<br>Maybe the computer communications hobby is the best way like Echolink and<br>similar systems, no gales to worry about or propogation.<br><br>73 de Mal/G3KEV<br><br>But no fun !<br></blockquote></div><br>

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