Return-Path: Received: (qmail 69247 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2003 12:43:13 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO netmail02.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.221) by ptb-mailstore with SMTP; 6 Dec 2003 12:43:13 -0000 Received: (qmail 14505 invoked by uid 10001); 6 Dec 2003 12:43:12 -0000 X-Filtered-by: Plusnet (hmail v1.01) X-Spam-detection-level: 11 Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.20) by netmail02.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Dec 2003 12:43:04 -0000 X-Fake-Domain: majordom Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ASblG-0007Jw-1U for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sat, 06 Dec 2003 12:42:14 +0000 Received: from [62.253.164.43] (helo=mta3-svc.business.ntl.com) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ASblF-0007Jn-7c for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 06 Dec 2003 12:42:13 +0000 X-Fake-Domain: l8p8y6 Received: from l8p8y6 ([62.252.209.148]) by mta3-svc.business.ntl.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.37 201-229-121-137-20020806) with SMTP id <20031206124208.TCRZ3976.mta3-svc.business.ntl.com@l8p8y6> for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:42:08 +0000 X-Bad-Message-ID: no DNS (l8p8y6) Message-ID: <001001c3bbf6$9ba16360$94d1fc3e@l8p8y6> From: "hamilton mal" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 12:42:40 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: LF: activity Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.60 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 Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

I saw GI8AYZ on QRS testing yesterday with a good strong audible signal, also OM2TW on QRS audible.

Why QRS with good strong signals perfectly workable on CW.

A lot of LF ops have deserted the band because lack of normal CW, some years back when the 136 khz band started, there was an abundance of CW and most managed to make a QSO. QRS is useful when everything else fails, but surely it is more sensible to try CW for a fast QSO first instead of a method that takes ages to exchange a signal report. The majority of QRS activity that I observe is unnecessary because the signals are perfectly audible and workable on CW, even signals from antennas in small back gardens are perfectly audible here. Improving the station with more TX output and a more efficient antenna is a better approach than the LAZY MANS CW (QRS-VY SLOW)

73 de Mal/G3KEV