Return-Path: Received: (qmail 68354 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2004 21:51:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-mxscan03.plus.net) (212.159.14.237) by ptb-mailstore04.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Mar 2004 21:51:02 -0000 Received: (qmail 74336 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2004 21:51:02 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from ptb-mxcore03.plus.net (212.159.14.217) by ptb-mxscan03.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Mar 2004 21:50:59 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1B2zz9-000Iwp-Me for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:50:59 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1B2zyM-0004gz-PO for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:50:10 +0000 Received: from [213.40.2.14] (helo=gourd.sout.netline.net.uk) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1B2zyL-0004gP-UE for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:50:10 +0000 Received: from [213.40.201.178] (helo=taylormade) by gourd.sout.netline.net.uk with smtp (Exim 4.24) id 1B2zxq-0005S4-Ln for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:49:39 +0000 From: "G4WGT - Gary" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:50:27 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: LF: VE3ZJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.6 required=5.0 tests=SUBJ_ALL_CAPS 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-PN-SPAMFiltered: yes X-Spam-Rating: 1 Jonathan, My feelings exactly ! 73 Gary - G4WGT. -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of Jonathan Naylor Sent: 14 March 2004 22:24 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: VE3ZJ >Worked VE3ZJ last nite but this time on 7 mhz CW in the BERU contest. >He was a big signal. It looks like most of the LF ops have moved HF. I >have worked quite a number of ex LF ops this past year on HF. This is >where I spend most of my time these days and having a lot of fun just >like the old days. >I am waiting for a 100 countries to start up on 136khz so that I can >chase DXCC on LF, until then its HF and satellite dxing. Oh dear. 136kHz, like 73kHz and the microwave bands is primarily about experimentation. This is the spirit of the band, if someone comes on the band looking for another single band DXCC certificate or whatever then I am saddened, this is not what its about. LF belongs to experimenters who run tests and make a note of conditions and try to learn. If you and your friends feel that this is boring then perhaps its not the band for you. Amateur radio is (or should be) about experimentation and self-training which seldom comes out of DXCC certificates and rag-chewing. 136kHz is one of the few bands that encourages amateur radio as it should be. >73 de Mal/G3KEV Jonathan G4KLX/HB9DRD