Return-Path: Received: from mtain-md06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-md06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.90]) by air-mc08.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINMC083-a98d4db67e5015a; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:12:00 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-md06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id B8C65380000AB; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:11:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QEdMI-0008Sn-I5 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:10:58 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QEdMI-0008Se-2l for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:10:58 +0100 Received: from mail-iy0-f171.google.com ([209.85.210.171]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QEdMB-0005TO-Ar for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:10:58 +0100 Received: by iyi20 with SMTP id 20so470182iyi.16 for ; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:10:45 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=3k1rC7p8KvYLHSQQb4V2t3TYYLJaxrrZt0iYKlU9vQA=; b=eOcWQg+/9ULPreANNCeEk9bHh7DDN/eU99xME/ncZL49dXE8bbxT/reU1vcEBf0hMk tij8m/bw3zMpreRN2AksQ/nvXl523nAHqku89Ey2h8eAy5TUHoZtzJV6gHTl0TqBAw/X H/n47QS0+Kv2TTC2SFYbypzMT59+5deM1QSi8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=NwpQYFq/7+Uj2RRIZa/ajmyQe5tRr0OFqs1yttHBOrJjBikZarKeBv+76ZJc3nRpxH klEw/69TFbGazcAP7NNRfs2FTbLCF/U/kiHESxCvviI/5VLCCGD7DVP4U+k+1sgxWyM0 MTh751Ad6ZYZ16S/wPGhV0Pksj8OkYFFf7/j0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.168.6 with SMTP id u6mr539487icy.46.1303805444848; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:10:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.42.221.133 with HTTP; Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:10:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <003601cc03e2$3c605460$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> References: <003601cc03e2$3c605460$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:10:44 +0100 Message-ID: From: Roger Lapthorn To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 1.5 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AMATEUR_PORN=1.473,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: PLAYED OUT Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba6e8d06657ae904a1cddc63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.3 required=5.0 tests=AMATEUR_PORN,HTML_20_30, HTML_MESSAGE 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-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d274.1 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d605a4db67e4c6c07 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --90e6ba6e8d06657ae904a1cddc63 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Mal. G3XIZ continues to improve his station and has been copied at decent range on DFCW this weekend. Others, like me, are finding out more and more about through-the-ground VLF communications and are regularly copying UK and European stations on 8.97kHz by radiated DX. You've only to look on the news page of the Sub 9kHz Amateur Radio website to see just how much is going on on VLF. See https://sites.google.com/site/sub9khz/news Certainly 10m has been very good lately, with WSPR reports from around the planet with my 5W (or less) and a small wire halo antenna. 6m and 4m Es DX is also about to start and I'm hoping for some QRP DX on 4m with my homebrew transverter. See http://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp/Home/4m_transverter. In my view it is not either/or but all and more. Good luck on whichever end of the spectrum you experiment Mal. 73s Roger G3XBM On 26 April 2011 08:19, mal hamilton wrote: > Activity very poor over the easter weekend on VLF/LF/MF whereas all the > other amateur bands were buzzing and some long haul acty on 10 metres. > Maybe it is time to abandon the lower frequencies and concentrate on the > higher end like 10, 6 and 4 metres. > The results on VLF es LF es MF currently do not justify the effort, VLF > acty from the UK especially poor in spite of several stations being > permitted to operate on the 9 khz band. > Time for a change!! > de G3KEV > > -- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/g3xbm https://sites.google.com/site/sub9khz/ --90e6ba6e8d06657ae904a1cddc63 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Mal.

G3XIZ continues to improve his station and has been copied= at decent range on DFCW this weekend. Others, like me, are finding out mo= re and more about through-the-ground VLF communications and are regularly= copying UK and European stations on 8.97kHz by radiated DX. You've on= ly to look on the news page of the Sub 9kHz Amateur Radio website to see= just how much is going on on VLF. See https://sites.google.com/site/sub9khz/news

Certainly 10m has been very good lately, with WSPR reports from around= the planet with my 5W (or less) and a small wire halo antenna. 6m and 4m= Es DX is also about to start and I'm hoping for some QRP DX on 4m wit= h my homebrew transverter. See http://sites.google.com/site/g3xbmqrp/Home/4m_t= ransverter.

In my view it is not either/or but all and more.=A0

Good luck= on whichever end of the spectrum you experiment Mal.

73s
Roger= G3XBM



On 26 April 2011 08:19,= mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net> wrote:
Activity very poor over the easter weekend on VL= F/LF/MF=20 whereas all the other amateur bands were buzzing and some long haul acty= on 10=20 metres.
Maybe it is time to abandon the lower frequencie= s and=20 concentrate on the higher end like 10, 6 and 4 metres.
The results on VLF es LF es MF currently do not= justify=20 the effort, VLF acty from the UK especially poor=A0in spite of=A0several= =20 stations being permitted to operate on the 9 khz band.
Time for a change!!
de G3KEV
=A0



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