Return-Path: Received: (qmail 30019 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2002 08:48:54 -0000 Received: from marstons.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.223) by mailstore with SMTP; 13 Nov 2002 08:48:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 20781 invoked by uid 10001); 13 Nov 2002 08:49:57 -0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by marstons.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 13 Nov 2002 08:49:56 -0000 X-SQ: A Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18BtDF-0004Nb-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:49:29 +0000 Received: from [62.253.162.45] (helo=mta05-svc.ntlworld.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 18BtDE-0004NS-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:49:28 +0000 Received: from oemcomputer ([80.4.116.157]) by mta05-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20021113084926.FCYU26478.mta05-svc.ntlworld.com@oemcomputer> for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:49:26 +0000 Message-ID: <001901c28af1$aa0faa60$9d740450@oemcomputer> From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 08:50:05 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 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 Subject: LF: Puzzles and DX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=5.0tests=SPAM_PHRASE_02_03,USER_AGENT_OEversion=2.42 X-Spam-Level: * Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group I must say it had not occurred to me that the puzzles were off topic, as they seemed to be brain stretching exercises for the technically minded. They don't interest me personally and they are the only messages I don't archive here (which probably means my sub-conscious thought they were off topic!). It did, however, surprise me that in a weekend that saw more 136kHz contacts at 1500km+ than ever before, and many 'firsts' and personal bests (thanks to the excellent Russian expedition), together with more 73kHz stations than ever before being copied in the USA, the reflector was dominated by academic puzzles. I would prefer to see clever chaps doing mental exercises than e-mails complaining about things, so I say "live and let live". Andy himself once commented in relation to activity reports that, provided a message is clearly labelled in the subject line, it is easy to delete what you don't want to read. Mike, G3XDV http://www.lf.thersgb.net ====================