X-GM-THRID: 1242336643291327959 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.172.11 with SMTP id u11cs385622hue; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:29:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.82.183.19 with SMTP id g19mr2617434buf.1184786947575; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:29:07 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id i7si5912196nfh.2007.07.18.12.29.03; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:29:07 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.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 1IBF9w-00012N-37 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:26:04 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1IBF9v-00012E-Kz for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:26:03 +0100 Received: from imo-m11.mx.aol.com ([64.12.136.170] helo=imo-m11.mail.aol.com) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IBF9u-0000zF-EP for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:26:03 +0100 Received: from G3vtt@aol.com by imo-m11.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id l.c3d.1906e880 (32915) for ; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:25:50 -0400 (EDT) From: G3vtt@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:25:50 EDT To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5022 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: 500 v 136 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1184786750" 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_40_50,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: 985 -------------------------------1184786750 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 18/07/2007 19:38:30 GMT Standard Time, g3kev.ham@virgin.net writes: 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 I agree Mal. I'll see you on the band later. 73 Colin G3VTT -------------------------------1184786750 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 18/07/2007 19:38:30 GMT Standard Time,=20 g3kev.ham@virgin.net writes:
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It looks like 500 is going the same way as 136. If Beacons and QRS=20= are=20 the
trend then the band will fizzle out when the novelty wears off.
= QRS=20 does little to encourage improving antennas or more efficient PA
system= s,=20 or perfecting the basic skill of using CW, which has always been
the=20 traditional mode on the band.
G3KEV


I agree Mal. I'll see you on the band later.
 
73
 
Colin G3VTT
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