Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13125 invoked from network); 21 Feb 2001 03:20:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by 10.226.25.101 with SMTP; 21 Feb 2001 03:20:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 5090 invoked from network); 21 Feb 2001 03:21:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 21 Feb 2001 03:21:02 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14VPdk-0001c2-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 03:08:28 +0000 Received: from tomts8.bellnexxia.net ([209.226.175.52] helo=tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 14VPdj-0001bx-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 21 Feb 2001 03:08:27 +0000 Received: from server1 ([216.209.138.50]) by tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with SMTP id <20010221030738.FVYN741.tomts8-srv.bellnexxia.net@server1> for ; Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:07:38 -0500 Message-ID: <015701c09bb3$209ac8c0$0a00a8c0@ThreeLakes.ca> From: "Larry Kayser" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <46.10d9991d.27c3b57c@aol.com> Subject: LF: Re: Claiming the Bobek Award? Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:05:15 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: David et all > Hi All, but in particular Laurie and Larry. > > Well done to both on the transatlantic QSO Marathon. > Can to clarify if you are both claiming the Peter Bobek award from the > sponsoring organizations with this QSO? Thank You David for your wishes. You also pose a very interesting question. I am travelling at the moment and for the next few days so I will have to post this when I go by Westport, I will not be able to deal with any issues raised by this reply until the weekend. When I saw your message I did a search for information on the Bobek award, in the short time I had I only found information available on the AMRAD web site. I tried to do some additional search refinements - they produced some interesting results for the Bobek name but nothing about the award. After studying the Bobek Award information on AMRAD I offer the following. First, the Award Information is mute on any process for applying for, or as you suggest "claiming" the award. I have been involved in several other prizes over the years and my response to this is that the managers/originators of the award have been mute, then it is beholding on Laurie and I to in fact keep quiet. I am sure the managers/originators of the Bobek Award have some internal process and it would therefor be very inappropriate for Laurie or myself to be "claiming" the award. There is very simply no process for us to do so within the Bobek Award information. Second, to your question, certainly Laurie and I would like to be recognized by our peers for the work we have done in this first two way LF QSO across the North Atlantic. I sensed late last year that there was a large amount of thrashing around going on in our LF community, signals could be heard both ways over the Atlantic but the completing of a QSO just did not happen. I ask you to remember that the opportunity for a QSO, using existing aural CW QSO models, did not happen over a period of about four months. In January when my signal was heard rather well in Europe - I started seeking a partner for a QSO attempt. David, you received one of those messages inquiring of you if it was time to do the trick. Simply put, Laurie and I got together and we did the trick, albeit slowly. We exchanged call signs, we exchanged reports, we acknowledged the reports we ended the QSO. We did it with our very best efforts using what was working now - even to the extent of my climbing a tall tower after dark to effect repairs so the QSO process could continue. There are now stakes in the ground for those who come next to follow and improve on. Our work will be improved upon, but for the moment we are first and that is a simple fact. The model for a QSO is interesting, their are both traditions and processes used by many groups in amateur radio. No existing QSO processes accommodate 90 second and 180 second information bits. We have entered new ground - new QSO processes are needed to deal with the new ground. David, your question was asked in public, I have answered in public for Laurie and myself. Recognition by our peers would be great, however the first two way LF QSO over the North Atlantic has now occurred. The next QSO over the North Atlantic will improve and press beyond what we have done, it will be at the end of the day be the second two way LF QSO over the North Atlantic. Larry VA3LK