Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5555 invoked from network); 17 Dec 2002 18:38:50 -0000 Received: from netmail01.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.219) by mailstore with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 18:38:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 2410 invoked by uid 10001); 17 Dec 2002 18:38:49 -0000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail01.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 18:38:49 -0000 X-SQ: A X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 18OMbY-0004xj-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:38:08 +0000 Received: from [80.68.3.204] (helo=relay.dx.ru) by post.thorcom.com with smtp (Exim 4.10) id 18OMbX-0004xa-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:38:08 +0000 Received: (qmail 20238 invoked from network); 17 Dec 2002 21:38:06 +0300 Received: from ed.dx (10.0.1.11) by gw.dx with SMTP; 17 Dec 2002 21:38:06 +0300 Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:37:57 +0300 From: "Ed Lesnichy" X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.60q) Personal Organization: Ed Lesnichy X-Priority: 3 Message-ID: <4613976144.20021217213757@dx.ru> To: "RaySoifer@cs.com" In-reply-to: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re[2]: LF: QSO format Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.0 required=5.0tests=EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,NOSPAM_INC,REFERENCES, SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT_THEBATversion=2.42 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Hello Ray & All! Tuesday, December 17, 2002, 8:34:40 PM, you wrote: Rcc> This format seems to be derived from the QSO format used in EME at 432 MHz Rcc> and above. As an alternative, 144 MHz EME has dropped the use of T and M Rcc> reports, and uses only O which can only be sent to mean "I have copied both Rcc> callsigns." The ending "K" to necessary... as against EME Rcc> When both stations have exchanged callsigns, O and R (meaning Rcc> "roger" or "received"), the QSO is complete (73 is unnecessary). If signals Rcc> are especially strong, sometimes RST is substituted for O (as in 339, hi) I agree with Ray's comments, if will be Very slow QRSS (30-120s dot) - Very slow QRSS (or X-CW) QSO - if callsing exchanged and both TX O(M,T) or R also - QSO complete. QSO Format #1 : 1) G3AQC K 2) AQC RU6LA K 3) LA M K 4) AQC MR (M & "Roger") K 5) R EE 6) EE or QSO Format #2 (under sked): 1) G3AQC K 2) RU6LA K 3) LA M K (or LA R K) 4) AQC MR K (or AQC R K) 5) R EE 6) EE or QSO Format #3 (under sked): 1) G3AQC K 2) RU6LA K 3) MM K (or M K or R K) 4) MM RR K (or M K or R K) 5) R EE 6) EE 6) EE - can be not necessary?? 73! Ed RU6LA ed@dx.ru