X-GM-THRID: 1242337665101963131 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.78.172.11 with SMTP id u11cs384377hue; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:05:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.86.1.1 with SMTP id 1mr655324fga.1184785523424; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:05:23 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id d26si5779598nfh.2007.07.18.12.05.18; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:05:23 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) DomainKey-Status: bad (test mode) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1IBEkO-0000tR-NN for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:59:40 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1IBEkO-0000tI-7p for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:59:40 +0100 Received: from smtp802.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([217.146.188.62]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1IBEkN-0006KE-CA for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:59:40 +0100 Received: (qmail 29554 invoked from network); 18 Jul 2007 18:59:31 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btopenworld.com; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:Importance:X-MimeOLE:In-Reply-To; b=fRZZnKoPHDjRtKvA7mc8ySYqb+f6i/nVCh9LS22bbGZshgbT4e+n2nfmnC9ZvKGGyEjKxDvpAhgp81TqlKjrSG9iM02jNCQKwfsPzyrrOj8rnin01yr5IYD3GEjmSDxHcHuqHZGo/NWVmQQFBQSED8is/+2q4wJbc0A7DqNSXTs= ; Received: from unknown (HELO aquarids) (ganymede444@btinternet.com@81.151.103.136 with login) by smtp802.mail.ird.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Jul 2007 18:59:31 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: QATWgJkVM1mHn7ABmVWWsPdE.KbEZr0IXARCYxnEbu86XdTrpBwp7wahKnm9oaz7aDmfe5VkdQ-- From: "Dave G3WCB" To: Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:59:39 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 In-Reply-To: <000f01c7c96a$a88c6cc0$45e8fc3e@g3kev> X-Karma: 0: DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: RE: 500 v 136 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=0.9 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 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 909 Hi, Mal. Have you worked John GM4SLV in the Shetlands yet? 73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM -----Original Message----- From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [mailto:owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org]On Behalf Of hamilton mal Sent: 18 July 2007 19:37 To: rsgb Subject: LF: 500 v 136 Hi All It looks like 500 is going the same way as 136. If Beacons and QRS are the trend then the band will fizzle out when the novelty wears off. QRS does little to encourage improving antennas or more efficient PA systems, or perfecting the basic skill of using CW, which has always been the traditional mode on the band. G3KEV