Return-Path: Received: (qmail 228 invoked from network); 7 Oct 2002 23:33:58 -0000 Received: from murphys.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.225) by mailstore with SMTP; 7 Oct 2002 23:33:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 5277 invoked from network); 7 Oct 2002 23:34:09 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 7 Oct 2002 23:34:09 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 17yhNv-0002LD-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Oct 2002 00:33:59 +0100 Received: from [216.93.66.201] (helo=mail2.mx.voyager.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 17yhNv-0002L3-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 08 Oct 2002 00:33:59 +0100 Received: from k6500 (d26.as3.mpls.mn.voyager.net [169.207.249.250] (may be forged)) by mail2.mx.voyager.net (8.11.6/8.10.2) with SMTP id g97NXv650113 for ; Mon, 7 Oct 2002 19:33:57 -0400 (EDT) From: "WE0H" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:34:43 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal In-reply-to: Subject: LF: RE: RE: Lasso alias loop Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.8 required=5.0tests=IN_REP_TO,MAY_BE_FORGED,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT_OUTLOOKversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Hi Hi... Wait until the day we get on 136kc with big Kahuna loops!!! Mike>WE0H http://www.we0h.us/lf.html 185.3026kc QRSS-30 & CW@15wpm ID is "WE" -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of Ashlock,William Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 5:26 PM To: 'rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org' Subject: LF: RE: Lasso alias loop Mal, > What us folks in the UK and Europe must remember is, that the USA boys are biased towards loops > (lassos). They were brought up on the ranches lassoing cattle and naturally when it comes to radio this > is the way they think, and its hard to convince them otherwise. > I think the roundup days are over in America and they ought to try some verticals on LF Well, the guy with one of the hottest 1W Lowfer beacons of all times was from Texas and his Beacon ID was appropriately named TEXAS. The antenna was actually a vertical which is still by far the most popular configuration over here. Ya see pardoner, as they say in Texas, the loopers over here are making all the hoopla because it's the 'wave of the future', soon to make it over to your neck of the woods. > The next steamer leaving Belfast for Baltimore/Philadelphia is in 3 weeks time and I might send over > some verticals. This service has been operating since 1823 and is reliable, still using sails. How appropriate! A Lowfer loop could be installed on the 50ft masts allowing for some Real communication (and could still be used in the US territorial waters). Back to you... Bill A