Return-Path: Received: from rly-dg01.mx.aol.com (rly-dg01.mail.aol.com [172.19.151.85]) by air-dg04.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINDG042-59e4afeac6624d; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:11:11 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dg01.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDG013-59e4afeac6624d; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:11:03 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N9IOE-0007uZ-QZ for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:10:06 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N9IOE-0007uQ-3M for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:10:06 +0000 Received: from smtp826.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.13.123]) by relay3.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N9IOC-00040H-ML for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:10:06 +0000 Received: (qmail 96128 invoked from network); 14 Nov 2009 13:09:59 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btopenworld.com; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:In-Reply-To:X-MimeOLE:Importance; b=B/YZCP9Ma0PRk5ybRx0o0q+eUwjhkALo24Oz7IkOqB8haE3al+uUUg7IqFw7rS5kyA4hPHTCTipByXO6CoYnUfeDwvXqHdpdn/4lUlm/9XlOcZu2cZl3mL6qJPvOZGxtC+AVv7iusO7ua5E4cai0MYlBk2PbU/zz6seqUX/OfAA= ; Received: from unknown (HELO aquarids) (ganymede444@81.154.8.30 with login) by smtp826.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 Nov 2009 13:09:58 -0000 X-Yahoo-SMTP: JSvqNSWswBBXc9Mk_Vd71RtGz2bViJtuZMADdmi78eLqBj_R7.fL X-YMail-OSG: 5OueaqsVM1nOEUUQQifvupo2oip.jRbL3_RpKtlKqLi0LD0t9r26QM7CiWargqCjVae5sRTIgWo5aeG9XjR67o3QdiWJ5oanJ_JMZXmvtt.kW18Mos7DjOTmkaMYn58UG_SP4MWU7xH471Zm.5axb8C2v8YCPOob6bJ3yw55aXk.lFhU67td1i_IgtRTzu7IULZ4spLOrPtuPNtF7Ub6kEhvcGMgFbg66TIAAu6j4IAOHFG5tuQmOBO2LJ2seOsJriZM1sbXBZzg97bqRM121gV0S_XbCbbUv7SOqbuUlR3W1QBPuZKbnWsJY2NPxeT9QHOMSb5u1O4MnapDqNXZ X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 From: "Dave G3WCB" To: Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:10:16 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <025801ca6528$a566dec0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: RE: LF: PIRATES Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.9 required=5.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS 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 This discussion is off topic and has nothing to do with LF or 500 kHz. -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of mal hamilton Sent: 14 November 2009 12:48 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: PIRATES Well you have been hooked. I have a mix of transport both a bicycle and a CLK320 for your records, living dangerously. G3KEV ----- Original Message ----- From: "g4gvw" To: Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 12:30 AM Subject: Re: LF: PIRATES > Mal, > > I have been extremely successful of late in not rising to your bait on > various topics. This time I really must take umbrage at your rather > sweeping statement about the Maritime Service vis-a-vis the 500khz > allocation. > The maritime Service has been almost 100% a "commercial" service and as > such has had as its primary interest the maintenance of a viable > communications service. As far as I am aware. no serious research has > been done by that service into weak-signal and similar modes apart from > that done by the various military interests. Effectively, as soon as > alternative and arguably more efficient/cost effective alternatives > became available these commercial interests naturally migrated to them. > This is not the same as saying they had "exhausted all possibilities and > concluded it is of no further use." Your statement is rather like saying > that the coming of the motor car rendered the bicycle or the horse > obsolete and of "no further use"! It's a funny thing but in my travels I > see plenty of both in widespread use! > Amateur radio for many of us encompasses a wide range of activities and > your constant carping and promotion of your own rather biased interests > gets on the nerves of quite a lot of us to the extent that some members > no longer subscribe to the group. > Perhaps you should consider the view that, as with the cyclists and > horse riders there are modes of operation that lead to the promotion of > health and happiness and a calm and healthy state of mind. > > > > > > On Fri, 2009-11-13 at 17:44 +0000, mal hamilton wrote: >> Lots of pirates reported around the east african coast and Indian >> ocean but now Radio pirates !!!! on 500. >> How would one know a Pirate? their style of sending on cw or the way >> they WSPR. >> Beware of the WSPR merchants no ID just carriers switching on/off as >> far as the casual radio amateur is concerned. Instead of a simple >> approach worldwide to issue Radio Amateur licences for the >> traditional CW mode on 500, appliance operator licences were issued >> for Broadcast modes ie >> CW beacons, Data beacons, and other transmissions, which must stop at >> Country Borders and must not be reported by anyone hearing such >> transmissions beyond these Borders. >> In other words the whole 500 khz business is Chaotic, whereas the >> other MF allocation 160 metres is orderly and sensibly regulated using >> in the main CW and SSB. >> It would appear the appropriate license authorities do not think the >> Appliance Operator has much to contribute to the advancement or >> research on 500. >> The marine service has been using the band for the past 100 years and >> has exhausted all possibilities and concluded it is of no further use, >> with the advancement of Satellite communications technology. >> 500 in EU seems to be a fun band for WSPR Beacons where no operator >> participation is required just unattended machines belching out bits >> of data and generating QRM to the few Radio amateurs trying to get by >> on CW. >> Let us have your opinion. >> De G3KEV >> >> >> >> > -- > 73 es gd dx de pat g4gvw > qth nr felixstowe uk > (east coast, county of suffolk) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. 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