Envelope-to: dave@picks.force9.co.uk Delivery-date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:12:41 +0100 Received: by pih-mxcore11.plus.net with spam-scanned (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1E4vcm-0007nZ-Q6 for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:12:41 +0100 Received: from post.thorcom.com ([193.82.116.20]) by pih-mxcore11.plus.net with esmtp (PlusNet MXCore v2.00) id 1E4vcm-0007nN-Gt for dave@picks.force9.co.uk; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:12:40 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1E4vc1-0006fc-ED for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:11:53 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1E4vc0-0006fT-Sg for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:11:52 +0100 Received: from lon1-mail-1.visp.demon.net ([193.195.70.4] ident=mirapoint) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1E4vuT-0004cp-GL for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:30:58 +0100 Received: from lon1-mailstore-2.visp.demon.net (lon1-mailstore-2-port0.visp.demon.net [192.168.217.133]) by lon1-mail-1.visp.demon.net (MOS 3.5.8-GR) with ESMTP id CUM18809; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:11:51 +0100 (BST) Received: from 80.189.35.22 by lon1-mailstore-2.visp.demon.net (MOS 3.5.8-GR) with HTTP/1.1; Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:09:30 +0100 Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:09:30 +0100 From: m0fmt@beeb.net To: LF group X-Mailer: Mirapoint Webmail Direct 3.5.8-GR MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <9ef0200b.2c9c70a4.81b4600@lon1-mailstore-2.visp.demon.net> Subject: LF: G3XIZ Chris lone voice in the wilderness. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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-PN-SpamFiltered: by PlusNet MXCore (v2.00) Hi all Chris is right there is not enough activity to keep the interest of any casual listener. I have tried to enthuse others to get on to 136 but it is the activity thing that is high lighted as being the reason to not trying the band. For local working to G3XIZ 8 or so miles I get 599 reports on about 10 watts fairly typical of 160 metres. So this is the way I am trying get people to have a go on the band. Start with lowish power for local and then hopfully get the bug. During a visit to another amateur in the town who was showing his new ICOM, I asked if it was any good on 136. We tried it and guess what, there was G3XIZ calling CQ. I am hoping Saun will have a go on 136 in due course. Thats all from me hopfully there will be a bit more activity other than QRSS. Vy73 to all. Pete M0FMT / G8FMT.