Return-Path: Received: (qmail 88671 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2004 11:27:38 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-mxscan03.plus.net) (212.159.14.237) by ptb-mailstore03.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Mar 2004 11:27:38 -0000 Received: (qmail 41989 invoked from network); 15 Mar 2004 11:27:38 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from ptb-mxcore03.plus.net (212.159.14.217) by ptb-mxscan03.plus.net with SMTP; 15 Mar 2004 11:27:37 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1B2qFs-000AZz-UW for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:27:37 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1B2qEy-0004g2-Ne for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:26:40 +0000 Received: from [194.217.242.90] (helo=anchor-post-32.mail.demon.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1B2qEy-0004ft-5X for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:26:40 +0000 Received: from pickmere.demon.co.uk ([158.152.117.143]) by anchor-post-32.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1B2qEx-0002LN-0W for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2004 11:26:39 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:53:52 +0000 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "M. J. Powell" References: <01C40A72.4A6C0840.actalbot@southsurf.com> In-Reply-To: <01C40A72.4A6C0840.actalbot@southsurf.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Turnpike/6.01-S () Subject: Re: LF: VE3ZJ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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-PN-SPAMFiltered: yes X-Spam-Rating: 1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit In message <01C40A72.4A6C0840.actalbot@southsurf.com>, Andy writes >Hear Hear >Andy G4JNT Hear Hear Hear Mike G3IJE > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jonathan Naylor [SMTP:jonathan@mechserv.demon.co.uk] >Sent: 2004/03/14 22:24 >To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org >Subject: Re: LF: VE3ZJ > >>Worked VE3ZJ last nite but this time on 7 mhz CW in the BERU contest. >>He was a big signal. It looks like most of the LF ops have moved HF. I >>have worked quite a number of ex LF ops this past year on HF. This is >>where I spend most of my time these days and having a lot of fun just >>like the old days. >>I am waiting for a 100 countries to start up on 136khz so that I can >>chase DXCC on LF, until then its HF and satellite dxing. > >Oh dear. > >136kHz, like 73kHz and the microwave bands is primarily about >experimentation. This is the spirit of the band, if someone comes on the >band looking for another single band DXCC certificate or whatever then I >am saddened, this is not what its about. LF belongs to experimenters who >run tests and make a note of conditions and try to learn. If you and >your friends feel that this is boring then perhaps its not the band for >you. > >Amateur radio is (or should be) about experimentation and self-training >which seldom comes out of DXCC certificates and rag-chewing. 136kHz is >one of the few bands that encourages amateur radio as it should be. > >>73 de Mal/G3KEV > >Jonathan G4KLX/HB9DRD > -- M.J.Powell