Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14378 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2003 07:08:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO netmail00.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.218) by mailstore with SMTP; 27 Sep 2003 07:08:37 -0000 Received: (qmail 16440 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2003 07:08:37 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by netmail00.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 27 Sep 2003 07:08:33 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1A39B2-0008Lx-Ca for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:07:36 +0100 Received: from [194.73.73.92] (helo=carbon.btinternet.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1A39Ay-0008Lo-F5 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:07:32 +0100 Received: from host81-128-230-5.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([81.128.230.5] helo=dellboy) by carbon.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #23) id 1A39Ay-0004Lk-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:07:32 +0100 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (dellboy) Message-ID: <002d01c384c6$46748be0$1f00a8c0@dellboy> From: "Dave Pick" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <001001c384b7$82b22360$c1e086d4@bryan2> Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:09:20 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re. WD2XDW Beacon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.0 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCESversion=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Rating: 2 True indeed. But without the beacon tests we wouldn't know whether a QSO was possible or when was the best time to try for one. When I first started on LF G3XTZ had a QRP beacon on 24/7 which I could barely detect. After a series of incremental improvements I had it solid 57. It gives people a signal to listen for and therefore encourages activity (receive activity, maybe, but activity of some kind!). 73 Dave G3YXM ----- Original Message ----- From: "captbrian" To: Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 6:23 AM Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re. WD2XDW Beacon > Hearing a beacon is nice but it is not communication. Communication requires > that a message be sent and a reply received. Just my view of course. > > Bryan - G3GVB > -----Original Message----- > From: hamilton mal > To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org > Date: 26 September 2003 21:10 > Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re. WD2XDW Beacon > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John Andrews" > >To: > >Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 11:11 AM > >Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: Re. WD2XDW Beacon > > > > > >> I in no way associate myself with G3KEV's response to my message. > >> > >> John Andrews, W1TAG > >> > >> > >We both reached the same conclusion. I agree no association please. > >de G3KEV > > > > > > > > > > > >