X-GM-THRID: 1212457396557892219 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 6a5b4ecdf95cbdbfde7e3753cb274a5964d0a81a Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.249.16 with SMTP id w16cs267916qbh; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:50:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.55.13 with SMTP id h13mr1183129nfk; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:50:45 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id h1si1342858nfe.2006.08.22.16.50.44; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:50:45 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1GFfxM-0004Ml-6P for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:46:52 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GFfxL-0004Mc-ML for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:46:51 +0100 Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1GFfxH-0003ng-MK for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:46:51 +0100 Received: from G4gvw@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id l.c0b.1536a61 (57341) for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:46:35 -0400 (EDT) From: G4gvw@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:46:34 EDT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5012 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-0.274,HTML_30_40=0.056,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.178 Subject: Re: LF: Re: RE: Re: Alarming message Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1156290394" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, NO_REAL_NAME 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4532 -------------------------------1156290394 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, As my final input into this debate it seems sad that these people feel the need to do this type of research and experiment at all. If the end purpose is to develop a technology to deal with, for instance, an EMP event by say North Korea or anyone else then surely the dollars and effort might be far better spent in prevention rather than cure. I rather feel that in the real world inhabited by real people as opposed to the strange world inhabited by politicians and their paymasters there are genuine possibilities for us all to co-exist without trying to zap each other out of existence. We radio amateurs are, I have always believed, a rather good example of how it can work and this recent endeavour to carry out research into LF propogation, sharing the results and cooperating across borders is a demonstration of how well the model could be made to work across an even wider range of interests. I guess it comes down to this; In the race of life it is always worth putting your money on the horse named "Self Interest" because he will always be in there tryng hard. Now, I believe that saying is attributed to an antipodean prime minister which rather begs a question bearing in mind the source of these reports. 73 de pat g4gvw es gd dx -------------------------------1156290394 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi all,

As my final input into this debate it seems sad that these people feel=20= the=20 need to do this type of research and experiment at all.

If the end purpose is to develop a technology to deal with, for instanc= e,=20 an EMP event by say North Korea or anyone else then surely the dollars and=20 effort might be far better spent in prevention rather than cure.

I rather feel that in the real world inhabited by real people as oppose= d to=20 the strange world inhabited by politicians and their paymasters there are=20 genuine possibilities for us all to co-exist without trying to zap each othe= r=20 out of existence.

We radio amateurs are, I have always believed, a rather good example of= how=20 it can work and this recent endeavour to carry out research into LF propogat= ion,=20 sharing the results and cooperating across borders is a demonstration of how= =20 well the model could be made to work across an even wider range of=20 interests.

I guess it comes down to this;

In the race of life it is always worth putting your money on=20= the=20 horse named "Self Interest" because he will always be in there tryng=20 hard.

Now, I believe that saying is attributed to an antipodean prime=20 minister which rather begs a question bearing in mind the source of these=20 reports.

73 de pat g4gvw es gd dx

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