Return-Path: Received: (qmail 29390 invoked from network); 27 Jan 2001 01:27:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Jan 2001 01:27:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 25411 invoked from network); 27 Jan 2001 01:21:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 27 Jan 2001 01:21:50 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14MJuf-0007Gk-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Jan 2001 01:12:21 +0000 Received: from imo-d09.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.41]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14MJud-0007GZ-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Jan 2001 01:12:20 +0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from G0MRF@aol.com by imo-d09.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v29.5.) id l.bc.f8b67e5 (3933) for ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:11:33 -0500 (EST) From: G0MRF@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:11:33 EST Subject: Re: LF: Minimalist QSO, a process To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 105 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: In a message dated 1/26/01 3:36:48 PM GMT Standard Time, kayser@sympatico.ca writes: << After consultation with a number of peers I propose the following as the minimum for a QSO validation over the North Atlantic on LF. Step 1 M0BMU VA3LK va3lk sending Step 2 VA3LK M0BMU O m0bmu sending Step 3 RO O va3lk sending Step 4 RO m0bmu sending Step 5 E E va3lk sending Step 6 E E m0bmu sending >> Didn't we have exactly this debate a few weeks back. Suggest Mikes system from a couple of weeks ago may offer an advantage or two as it has been thrashed out over a couple of years and is familiar. No reason why a schedule should not have several participants. Would recommend that reports for anything lower than a very good 'O' are sent 3 times. Timed transmit periods will avoid QRM at this end. callsigns abbreviated after first time. etc. 73 David 73 David