Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13803 invoked from network); 4 Oct 2001 18:29:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 4 Oct 2001 18:29:17 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: (qmail 24089 invoked from network); 4 Oct 2001 18:28:05 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior with SMTP; 4 Oct 2001 18:28:05 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15pD7h-0006DU-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 04 Oct 2001 19:21:29 +0100 Received: from mailhost.netscapeonline.co.uk ([194.201.52.152]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #2) id 15pD7g-0006DP-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 04 Oct 2001 19:21:28 +0100 Received: from ldsas11-75-126-229.cw-visp.com ([212.137.126.229] helo=netscapeonline.co.uk) by mailhost.netscapeonline.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 15pCyF-0004LM-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 04 Oct 2001 18:11:44 +0000 Message-ID: <3BBC9A7A.F76B2AD3@netscapeonline.co.uk> Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 18:20:58 +0100 From: "gii3kev" Organization: Netscape Online member X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.6 [en-gb]C-CCK-MCD NetscapeOnline.co.uk (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en-GB,en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "rsgb rsgb" Subject: LF: Abuse Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Recent messages indicate that some are running illegal power on LF and I suppose with all the ex Decca high power amplifiers about this could be possible. There is also the case of illegal and unlicensed beacons on the 73 and 136 khz. band left running all night unattended. Some G3 stations very verbal here have never been heard on hand send CW to make a qso on LF. It is surprising how a class A operator G3J.. and up to G3K.. could forget the code because in those days it was mandatory to use morse for the first year before being permitted to use phone. Was there a special A class licence that did not need the morse code test !!!!!!!! People in glass houses ought to be careful before pointing the finger and listening to third parties observations and measurements that could in most cases be unrelaible. My advice would be to tread carefully and look in your own back yard before venturing to criticize other fellow radio amateurs. I understand a G3 amateur, cannot remember the call, is designing a SUPER HIGH POWER LF amplifier for a match stick antenna and these will go into production if there is sufficient demand and you have a 3 phase ac mains supply. Think what would happen if these got into the wrong hands, someone with a broom stick antenna or even worse someone with a telegraph pole. G3KEV