Return-Path: Received: from rly-mf09.mx.aol.com (rly-mf09.mail.aol.com [172.20.29.179]) by air-mf10.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINMF102-97b4afd9b4f2f5; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:46:19 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-mf09.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMF091-97b4afd9b4f2f5; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:45:53 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N90CH-00043U-9l for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:33 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N90CF-00043L-6h for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:31 +0000 Received: from out1.ip02ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.238]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N90CD-0006y1-2D for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:31 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AlUFAOop/UpOlsBc/2dsb2JhbACCIDCBaolYBsgThDwE X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.44,738,1249254000"; d="scan'208,217";a="95370822" Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([78.150.192.92]) by out1.ip02ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 13 Nov 2009 17:44:06 +0000 Message-ID: <00df01ca6488$e9244a80$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:11 -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-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: PIRATES Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00DC_01CA6488.E8DA4930" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,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 ------=_NextPart_000_00DC_01CA6488.E8DA4930 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lots of pirates reported around the east african coast and Indian ocea= n but now Radio pirates !!!! on 500. How would one know a Pirate? their style of sending on cw or the way= they WSPR. Beware of the WSPR merchants no ID just carriers switching on/off as= far as the casual radio amateur is concerned. Instead of a simple app= roach worldwide to issue Radio Amateur licences for the traditional CW= mode on 500, appliance operator licences were issued for Broadcast mo= des ie=20 CW beacons, Data beacons, and other transmissions, which must stop at= Country Borders and must not be reported by anyone hearing such trans= missions beyond these Borders. In other words the whole 500 khz business is Chaotic, whereas the othe= r MF allocation 160 metres is orderly and sensibly regulated using in= the main CW and SSB. It would appear the appropriate license authorities do not think the= Appliance Operator has much to contribute to the advancement or resea= rch on 500. The marine service has been using the band for the past 100 years and= has exhausted all possibilities and concluded it is of no further use= , with the advancement of Satellite communications technology.=20 500 in EU seems to be a fun band for WSPR Beacons where no operator pa= rticipation is required just unattended machines belching out bits of= data and generating QRM to the few Radio amateurs trying to get by on= CW. Let us have your opinion. De G3KEV =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00DC_01CA6488.E8DA4930 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Lots of pirates reported around the= east african=20 coast and Indian ocean but now Radio pirates !!!! on 500.
How would one know a Pirate? their st= yle of sending=20 on cw or the way they WSPR.
Beware of the WSPR merchants no ID ju= st carriers=20 switching on/off as far as the casual radio amateur is concerned. Inst= ead of a=20 simple approach worldwide to issue Radio Amateur licences for the=20 traditional CW mode on 500, appliance operator licences were= issued=20 for Broadcast modes ie 
CW beacons, Data beacons,= and other=20 transmissions, which must stop at Country Borders and must not be= reported=20 by anyone hearing such transmissions beyond these Borders.
In other words the whole 500 khz = ;business is=20 Chaotic, whereas the other MF allocation 160 metres is order= ly and=20 sensibly regulated using in the main CW and SSB.
It would appear the appropriate licen= se authorities=20 do not think the Appliance Operator has much to contribute to the= =20 advancement or research on 500.
The marine service has been using the= band for the=20 past 100 years and has exhausted all possibilities and concluded it is= of no=20 further use, with the advancement of Satellite communications technolo= gy.=20
500 in EU seems to be a fun band for= WSPR Beacons=20 where no operator participation is required just unattended machi= nes=20 belching out bits of data and generating QRM to the few Radio amateurs= trying to=20 get by on CW.
Let us have your opinion.
De G3KEV
 
 
 
 
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