Return-Path: Received: from rly-mh04.mx.aol.com (rly-mh04.mail.aol.com [172.21.166.140]) by air-mh07.mail.aol.com (v121_r5.5) with ESMTP id MAILINMH073-bcd494fece080; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:39:32 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mh04.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMH045-bcd494fece080; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:39:14 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LEqcB-00080v-Qz for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:38:55 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LEqcB-00080m-8c for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:38:55 +0000 Received: from fish2.hurontel.on.ca ([216.46.129.163]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1LEqc8-0008Ev-KG for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:38:55 +0000 Received: from weazle (pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.21.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.157.21]) by fish2.hurontel.on.ca (Spam Firewall) with SMTP id 75FAB4CE697 for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:38:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from weazle (pppoe.dyn-216.46.157.21.hurontel.on.ca [216.46.157.21]) by fish2.hurontel.on.ca with SMTP id jf17f61lA6U3McK8 for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:38:40 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <000701c9646c$cb6c7ca0$0b01a8c0@weazle> From: "J. B. Weazle McCreath" To: References: <012b01c96466$d830ac00$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:37:50 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: Re: 500 acty 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 Hello Mal, LFers, It seems that your definition of activity on the band is calling CQ and having real-time QSOs using CW. Based on that, I guess I've never been active, for I've not used CW since passing my Advanced Amateur test back in 1974. I've had a great deal of enjoyment over those past 34 years experimenting with and using modes that didn't require calling CQ, having QSOs, or using CW. Here in Canada my licence allows me to operate an "Amateur Experimental Station", and in my mind it's that word in the middle which defines activity. 73, J.B., VE3EAR - VE3WZL Solar and wind powered Lowfer " EAR" 188.830 EN93dr http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle