X-GM-THRID: 1197472728310412524 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: fb59bdda3c4d27e921ff0b538d3b2456453607bd Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.54.71.12 with SMTP id t12cs22625wra; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:26:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.64.91.8 with SMTP id o8mr1419391qbb; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:26:41 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id f16si414640qba.2006.03.10.06.26.39; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:26:41 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1FHiXJ-0001JJ-66 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:24:09 +0000 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1FHiXI-0001JA-Ox for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:24:08 +0000 Received: from anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net ([194.217.242.89]) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FHjXB-0001Ot-N2 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:28:06 +0000 Received: from holywell.demon.co.uk ([80.177.210.169]) by anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 4.42) id 1FHiXF-000OAt-46 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:24:05 +0000 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:23:30 +0000 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: Les Thompson References: <20060309.155410.3264.4.riese-k3djc@juno.com> <44114CE6.7000905@ukonline.co.uk> <44118A0B.1080707@ukonline.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <44118A0B.1080707@ukonline.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Turnpike/6.05-U () X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,BAYES_00=-2.599 Subject: Re: LF: History of 160m Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 6145 In article <44118A0B.1080707@ukonline.co.uk>, Peter Dodd writes >Les Thompson wrote: > >I have a vague memory that Stew had an arrangement with the US Coast > >> Guard to allow him a noise free slot for some of his record attempts. >> >> Could be an urban myth though but it's going to bug me now until I >> have a read through my old RSGB Bulls. > >Hi Les >Type in W1BB into Google and you will find enough reading in 'History >of 160m' by W1BB, to last you all evening. >He had to contend with Loran like we have to on 136kHz so the above is >a myth. > Thanks Peter, I'm already ploughing my way through that with some difficulty, what a remarkable man Stew was and although he mentioned Loran in his articles he didn't let it put him off. -- Les G8ARF / G3VYZ / RSARS 173