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Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 01:48:41 -0700
From: "John Currie" <john.currie@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Subject: Re: LF: 73/136 khz
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Hi Mal  I can  receive with good sensitivity down to 30 KHz.  What European
commercial could I try for and what is their transmission format?  i doubt
if I could hear or see you from GI without QRSS.  i would be prepared to
listen , however.

  73 de John VE1ZJ

gii3kev wrote:

> Hi All
> I have not seen any info for ages about acty on 73 khz. Is anyone active
> or interested in this band at present.
> I will be in GI land in a couple of weeks time and could be active on
> 136 khz and possibly 73 khz but I am not enthusastic judging by the
> interest /activity in recent times on either band. Since I operate a one
> man band it takes a couple of full days to get the antennas installed
> and tuned up. The last time that I was active the response was poor. By
> now I thought half of europe would be on 136 khz but the reverse has
> happened. There is also the anti social aspect, some active on LF do not
> like CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM and the operating of cw and procedure is
> poor.
> This has probably got even worse!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe Wolf and Wobble and
> a bit of Bark would suit some better !!!!!!!!!
> If I activate the GI station I shall be sticking to normal cw for
> contacts around EU and maybe very slow visual cw for dx if necessary.
> 73 de Mal/G3KEV/Scarborough