Return-Path: Received: from rly-dc03.mx.aol.com (rly-dc03.mail.aol.com [172.19.136.32]) by air-dc01.mail.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILINDC014-b1448a864c73dd; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:50:17 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dc03.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDC038-b1448a864c73dd; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:50:03 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KUmNW-0002a2-PK for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:49:22 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KUmNW-0002Zt-CL for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:49:22 +0100 Received: from smtp-out-1.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.231] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KUmNT-00071h-Hl for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:49:22 +0100 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AnEFAHABqEhOlW8E/2dsb2JhbAATgiAugWKDfIFdBpgOkA+BWA Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.149.111.4]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 17 Aug 2008 18:49:13 +0100 Message-ID: <005501c90091$908ce320$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:49:13 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: 137 V 500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0052_01C90099.F18DD410" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C90099.F18DD410 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 137 Khz is more quiet than 500 khz and a superier band daytime for DX. MF 50= 0 and 1800 khz are very similar with limited range during daytime and enhanc= ed propagation during night time.=20 500 has not been a success with only a few participants, whereas 137 was bri= lliant at the beginning but unfortunately now dropped off., possibly by the=20= distraction of the introduction of 500.=20 Both bands have really fizzled out with only one operator on each band!! Where might the future be for both bands, hardly a compelling case for cont= inued licencing. G3KEV ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C90099.F18DD410 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
137 Khz is more quiet than 500 khz and= a=20 superier band daytime for DX. MF 500 and 1800 khz are very similar with limi= ted=20 range during daytime and enhanced propagation during night time.
500 has not been a success with only a few=20 participants, whereas 137 was brilliant at the beginning but unfortunately n= ow=20 dropped off., possibly by the distraction of the introduction of 500.=20
Both bands have really fizzled out with onl= y one=20 operator on each band!!
Where might  the future be f= or both=20 bands, hardly a compelling case for continued licencing.
G3KEV
 
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