Return-Path: Received: (qmail 74622 invoked from network); 16 Jan 2005 16:53:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ptb-spamcore01.plus.net) (192.168.71.1) by ptb-mailstore01.plus.net with SMTP; 16 Jan 2005 16:53:29 -0000 Received: from mailnull by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with spamcore-l-b (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CqDd5-000Pka-8j for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:51:55 +0000 Received: from [192.168.67.3] (helo=ptb-mxcore03.plus.net) by ptb-spamcore01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim 4.32; FreeBSD) id 1CqDd4-000PkU-NF for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:51:54 +0000 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by ptb-mxcore03.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1CqDea-000CWm-Oz for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:53:28 +0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1CqDeS-0004ic-MH for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:53:20 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.30] (helo=relay.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1CqDeS-0004iT-8v for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:53:20 +0000 Received: from simmts5.bellnexxia.net ([206.47.199.163] helo=simmts5-srv.bellnexxia.net) by relay.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1CqDeP-0004Pi-AT for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:53:20 +0000 Received: from [192.168.123.199] ([65.95.172.112]) by simmts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with ESMTP id <20050116165300.XFGF1614.simmts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@[192.168.123.199]>; Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:53:00 -0500 User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.0.6 Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 11:55:47 -0500 From: Mitch Powell To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org CC: lowfer@lwca.org Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <145.3d46eb7f.2f1be25d@aol.com> Mime-version: 1.0 X-SPF-Result: relay.thorcom.net: 206.47.199.163 is neither permitted nor denied by domain of sympatico.ca X-Spam-Score: 0.5 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=no,HTML_20_30=0.504,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: West Coast NA activity... Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 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=HTML_MESSAGE 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) Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit Re: LF: West Coast NA activity...

Looks like the previous QSO between Mitch and Larry was QRSS. Not sure if they made it after this using CW.

Hi David:
Let me add to the confusion  ! !
Larry and I had our QSO at some variable speed between QRSS1 and QRSS 3 - in other words we were
both using a hand key and mentally counting the dots and dashes as " 1 Mississippi 2 Mississippi 3 Mississippi -
so, you get the idea. The timing was variable, and dependent on how much adrenaline was flowing at the
moment - ha!
In addition the software we were using was SPECTROGRAM - which was necessary as the signals
were close to the noise level at that time of day ( mid-afternoon ).
Both stations were using single FET amplifiers, running between 50 and 75 watts input and using hand keys.

Scott and Steve certainly can claim their first CW (  audible ) QSO.
Congratulations guys...... and I'm pleased to finally copy Scott on 137 this morning.
I have previously copied Steve when he has been on "the island".

How are the dogs David ?

73
Mitch