Return-Path: Received: from rly-dc10.mx.aol.com (rly-dc10.mail.aol.com [172.19.136.39]) by air-dc05.mail.aol.com (v121.5) with ESMTP id MAILINDC053-b46481f485f335; Mon, 05 May 2008 13:48:25 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dc10.mx.aol.com (v121.5) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDC102-b46481f485f335; Mon, 05 May 2008 13:48:19 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Jt4n6-0003sh-EB for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 05 May 2008 18:47:56 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Jt4n5-0003sY-Tf for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 05 May 2008 18:47:55 +0100 Received: from wmsmtp.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.253] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Jt4n2-0007qZ-KY for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 05 May 2008 18:47:55 +0100 X-Path: TTSMTP Received: from unknown (HELO g3kev) ([89.240.156.66]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 05 May 2008 18:47:46 +0100 Message-ID: <004801c8aed8$214491d0$0301a8c0@g3kev> From: "mal" To: "rsgb" Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 17:47:45 -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-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: ZAP 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 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n A recent newspaper report indicates a certain country building up its ability to ZAP all appliance communications systems ie Satellite and Internet systems. and do not forget SATNAV systems. Bring back Loran and associated nav systems for dependibility with some national control. That leaves the average radio amateur appliance operator out of the comms business. Those CW operators with real radios and ability to operate them will be the only source of communications in the end. Govt agencies also take notice. Real radio amateurs with basic CW and RF skills should be encouraged. Some might critize these observations but BEWARE I have heard stories of ships with the latest communications appliance devices being unable to contact shore stations and only managed because some senior staff qualified radio officers on board took over using CW. This could be the reason why some govt agencies are reluctant to release the 500 khz CW band and mothballed some costal stations, in fact some ships are still equipped with MF/HF equipment as well as Sat systems. G3KEV