Return-Path: Received: from rly-mh02.mx.aol.com (rly-mh02.mail.aol.com [172.21.166.138]) by air-mh08.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMH083-bba4912b3f03e; Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:08:23 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mh02.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMH022-bba4912b3f03e; Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:08:06 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Ky0qE-0000c0-BX for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:07:50 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Ky0qD-0000br-VL for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:07:49 +0000 Received: from smtp-out-3.talktalk.net ([62.24.128.233] helo=smtp.talktalk.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Ky0qD-0006c9-9F for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:07:49 +0000 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ap4EAPtCEklOlVD3/2dsb2JhbACEb8VAglE6Sg Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.149.80.247]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 06 Nov 2008 09:07:43 +0000 Message-ID: <002601c93fef$2556f800$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <007b01c93f60$25e16ab0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <49120F1F.2040000@yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 09:07:49 -0000 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,none Subject: Re: LF: QSO MODE Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original 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 I thought amateur radio was about exchanging information in real time by sitting at a radio. Others think beacons and email or telephone reporting is amateur radio !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is difficult to justify the continued allocation of 500 khz to the radio amateur service. G3KEV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike WE0H" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:24 PM Subject: Re: LF: QSO MODE > Hi Mal, > I like to chat on the band when I can find someone who is sitting at the > radio rather than beaconing the band to death. Mostly beacons over here > also. I have chatted with 3 people on the band so far in 2008. Maybe > some night we will hear you on this side of the pond. > > 73 > Mike > WE0H > WD2XSH/16 > > > mal hamilton wrote: >> Am I the only person in QSO mode on 500 khz. Another new M0 beacon >> appeared today. A missed opertunity for a qso. >> >> G3KEV >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.6/1769 - Release Date: 11/5/2008 7:17 AM