Return-Path: Received: (qmail 92494 invoked from network); 14 Aug 2004 19:27:17 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore02.plus.net) (192.168.71.3) by ptb-mailstore02.plus.net with SMTP; 14 Aug 2004 19:27:17 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1Bw4Fe-000OUo-Mk for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:31:38 +0100 Received: from [192.168.67.1] (helo=ptb-mxcore01.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore02.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1Bw4Fe-000OUh-FJ for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:31:38 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1Bw4BR-0002VA-5k for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:27:17 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Bw4Ar-0003xS-JD for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:26:41 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Bw4Ar-0003xJ-87 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:26:41 +0100 Received: from outgoing-1.taconic.net ([205.231.144.133] helo=b.smtp.taconic.net) by relay.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.41) id 1Bw4An-0001Hl-Ed for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:26:41 +0100 Received: (qmail 7982 invoked by uid 0); 14 Aug 2004 19:26:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO maine) (66.243.203.33) by 0 with SMTP; 14 Aug 2004 19:26:29 -0000 Message-ID: <000801c4822c$4f5ec7c0$1205fea9@maine> From: "John Andrews" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <000c01c48034$daba1760$43e8fc3e@l8p8y6> <005f01c481cd$d16bd3c0$15bc0150@captbrian> <001d01c4808b$184067a0$fae8fc3e@l8p8y6> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:27:07 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 205.231.144.133 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of charter.net X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no, Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: 137 khz acty Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Spam-Filtered: by PlusNet SpamCORE (v3.00) Mal's comments aside, "QRSS" arose as a way to differentiate CW described in words per minute from the slower variety best described in seconds per dot. "QRSS3" unambigously meant CW sent at 3 seconds per dot. There is nothing official about it, and no attempt has ever been made to incorporate it into the amateur radio lexicon. I believe that the discussion originated within the U.S. "lowfer" community, but I'm sure that Alberto will jump up and correct me if I'm wrong. John Andrews, W1TAG