X-GM-THRID: 1206455501761165824 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 90a512bdee75f16477d03f325097ba4b922bd72a Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.54.127.17 with SMTP id z17cs17065wrc; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:33:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.78.57.11 with SMTP id f11mr1421410hua; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:33:45 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 32si1181836hui.2006.06.17.10.33.44; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:33:45 -0700 (PDT) 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 1Frede-00080X-MZ for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:31:14 +0100 Received: from [193.82.59.130] (helo=relay2.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Frede-00080O-8J for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:31:14 +0100 Received: from smtpout0157.sc1.cp.net ([64.97.136.157] helo=n082.sc1.cp.net) by relay2.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1Freda-0000Om-1F for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:31:14 +0100 Received: from g3kev (62.252.228.23) by n082.sc1.cp.net (7.2.073) id 4492FB9300010F73 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:30:59 +0000 Message-ID: <000701c69233$ce4c92b0$17e4fc3e@g3kev> From: "hamilton mal" To: "rsgb" Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:30:26 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-1.033 Subject: LF: LF LOW Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: 5381 LF seems to be an all time low, no acty at all recently, it is hardly worth the effort.The internet and mobile phones seem to be a better bet, followed by vhf/uhf then hf if you want to talk to someone. Most operators are now appliance ops, no cw or technical skills required any more.The norm now is buy a box, plug in and go. In fact most amateurs today cannot solder, or even change a fuse, hardly amateur radio. 73 G3KEV