Return-Path: Received: from rly-dc08.mx.aol.com (rly-dc08.mail.aol.com [172.19.136.37]) by air-dc08.mail.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDC083-b39495a721e1ee; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:10:41 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dc08.mx.aol.com (v121_r4.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDC085-b39495a721e1ee; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:10:24 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1LHjyi-0003cK-91 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:10:08 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1LHjyh-0003cB-Sv for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:10:07 +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 1LHjyg-0006oa-Sr for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:10:07 +0000 X-Path: TTSMTP X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AqIEACMAWklOlWwJ/2dsb2JhbACEVclUhQaBPg Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.149.108.9]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP; 30 Dec 2008 19:10:00 +0000 Message-ID: <009b01c96ab2$36949580$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <003701c96a6e$9fe87bd0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <200812301952220202.1D5737C3@smtp.wanadoo.fr> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:10:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Karma: 0: X-Spam-Score: 1.2 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB=1.236 Subject: Re: LF: QSB Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 I am not sure if that is true, but if so, today we should follow the trend of UNCLE SAM and his Orchesrra and also convert to US$'s. It should have been done when it was $2 = £1 not so long ago. g3kev ----- Original Message ----- From: "John RABSON" To: Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 6:52 PM Subject: Re: LF: QSB On 30/12/2008 at 11:06 mal hamilton wrote: [ ... ] >100 watts erp was considered low power in the marine service, applicable >mostly to emergency and standby transmitters. The main ship transmitters >had around 1kw - 2kw available, using a 4cx1500 tube, 2 x 4-400 tubes, 4 >- 6 x 4cx250 tubes and a variety of others in the PA stage. >73 de mal/g3kev ? In the 1970s the REOU journal carried demands for higher power so that 'British ships could compete with the kW of John the Greek'. 73 de John F5VLF -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1868 - Release Date: 12/29/2008 10:48 AM