Return-Path: Received: (qmail 16931 invoked from network); 19 Dec 2001 20:16:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO warrior.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.227) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 19 Dec 2001 20:16:45 -0000 Received: (qmail 13011 invoked from network); 19 Dec 2001 18:30:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 19 Dec 2001 18:30:01 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16GlM0-0005ZL-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:22:08 +0000 Received: from mta5-rme.xtra.co.nz ([210.86.15.138]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16GlLz-0005Z9-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:22:07 +0000 Received: from xtr743187 ([202.27.178.106]) by mta5-rme.xtra.co.nz with SMTP id <20011219182048.GQMD21293.mta5-rme.xtra.co.nz@xtr743187> for ; Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:20:48 +1300 Message-ID: <001f01c188ba$6fd7e900$6ab21bca@xtr743187> From: "Vernall" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <003301c186e8$dabdefe0$9fa1883e@g3aqc> <5.1.0.14.0.20011217162715.00abb350@gemini.herts.ac.uk> <007101c1873f$8cf461c0$e09a17d2@steve> Subject: Re: LF: long haul QSO's Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 07:23:58 +1300 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 5.00.2919.6600 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: Hi all, I have not had time to go over all bulletins in detail, but I have a summary contribution to make from what I have seen: - for hardware, there are attractions in having only one tone transmitted at any time (more ways of making modulators and PAs). - having a succinct QSO format is essential - having a register of (short) call sign IDs saves much time (at ZL6QH, sending Q is obviously more effective than sending ZL6QH, in any code) - a call sign register could be "temporary" as a way of satisfying demand from say 3 or 4 bit ID codes. - having a "sticky beak" mode for Argo monitoring by other than the QSO participants gives more interest to LF DXing 73, Bob