Return-Path: Received: (qmail 38516 invoked from network); 6 Jan 2005 21:17:07 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore02.plus.net with SMTP; 6 Jan 2005 21:17:07 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CmezU-000KBY-Dj for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:16:21 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.3] (helo=ptb-mxcore03.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CmezU-000KBV-B5 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:16:20 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1Cmf0D-000LPi-S1 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:17:05 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Cmezx-0004IW-5G for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:16:49 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Cmezw-0004IN-HD for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:16:48 +0000 Received: from outbound01.telus.net ([199.185.220.220] helo=priv-edtnes56.telusplanet.net) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1Cmezr-0007KC-Qv for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:16:48 +0000 Received: from localhost ([199.185.220.240]) by priv-edtnes56.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.04.00 201-2131-118-20041027) with ESMTP id <20050106211636.JBQ21987.priv-edtnes56.telusplanet.net@localhost> for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:16:36 -0700 Received: from 204.174.12.18 ( [204.174.12.18]) as user sthed475@192.168.200.1 by webmail.telus.net with HTTP; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:16:36 -0800 Message-ID: <1105046196.41ddaab43e9e9@webmail.telus.net> Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:16:36 -0800 From: "Scott Tilley, VE7TIL" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <009701c4f319$3a34fe60$fe79a8c0@PCVONWALTER><001301c4f358$a60eb5b0$6501a8c0@eagles><001001c4f370$9d02a720$6507a8c0@Main><000e01c4f3ac$6f8b2150$6501a8c0@eagles><002101c4f3c3$911a2ac0$0d540150@captbrian> <200501061101090848.054AE1B8@mail.zetnet.co.uk> <00ab01c4f425$fa6978c0$58540150@captbrian> In-Reply-To: <00ab01c4f425$fa6978c0$58540150@captbrian> MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) 3.1-cvs X-Originating-IP: 204.174.12.18 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: domain of telus.net designates 199.185.220.220 as permitted sender X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no,FORGED_RCVD_HELO=0.05,FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS=0.516 Subject: Re: LF: Carl Sagan 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=0.9 required=5.0 tests=FROM_ENDS_IN_NUMS 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) So, what you guys are proposing is that 'aliens' where monitoring TIL back in the 30s and are just now rebroadcasting it ;-) I guess I was busy in my past life! Things do seem awefully famaliar. I think I've typed this message before... So here's the big question... How does flux-capacitance fit into LF antenna design :-) 73 Scott 73 Scott 73 Scott BTW 'Contact' was the name of the book... And the main character was a ham! Quoting captbrian : > Ahhh! I was hoping someone was going to tell me the name of the book.. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Rabson > To: > Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 11:01 AM > Subject: Re: LF: Re: .rapid fading > > > On 06/01/2005 at 07:44 captbrian wrote: > > [ ... ] > > >To be not quite so serious, Long delays on radio signals were explained > >(but > >only in a novel ) by Carl Sagan long ago - but I can never locate the name > >of the book to re-read it. > > > >They are ' due to earth signals being detected by unmanned alien > >repeater-satellites left in a far out earth-orbit long ago to monitor earth > >creature developments. > Long ago (1970?), New Scientist had a piece on this. > > John G3PAI > > > > > > >