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Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:56:19 +0100 (BST)
From: John GM4SLV <gm4slv@sighthound.demon.co.uk>
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Dave, Mal & LF,

I'm still waiting for my NOV to arrive!

My TX is all ready to go (about 16 watts key down, but hopefully I'll up 
it a bit to cope with an initially poor antenna).

I've just been away for a couple of days but I'm back at home as of 
Thursday morning and I hope to get a proper loading coil and matching 
xfmr wound today so that I'll be ready to go as soon as the NOV arrives, 
if it ever does!

I had some encouraging reception of Finbar GI4DPE in daylight earlier in 
the week.

Can anyone give me a clue as to how long OFCOM/RSGB take to process the 
SRP applications. I posted mine on Wed 4th July, so it's been 2 weeks 
and counting.

Can't wait, but don't want to jump the gun in the legality stakes!

I'm certainly more interested in working live CW as opposed to QRSS etc, 
but I see the utility of the "automatic" modes for collection of data 
regarding fading etc.

Hope to see some of you on the key as soon as OFCOM get the paperwork 
done...fingers crossed...

Cheers,

John GM4SLV


On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Dave G3WCB wrote:

> Hi, Mal.
> 
> Have you worked John GM4SLV in the Shetlands yet?
> 
> 73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
> [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of hamilton mal
> Sent: 18 July 2007 19:37
> To: rsgb
> Subject: LF: 500 v 136
> 
> 
> Hi All
> It looks like 500 is going the same way as 136. If Beacons and QRS are the
> trend then the band will fizzle out when the novelty wears off.
> QRS does little to encourage improving antennas or more efficient PA
> systems, or perfecting the basic skill of using CW, which has always been
> the traditional mode on the band.
> G3KEV
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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