Return-Path: Received: from rly-df12.mx.aol.com (rly-df12.mail.aol.com [172.19.156.25]) by air-df02.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINDF022-5934af9914a2bf; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:14:18 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-df12.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDF122-5934af9914a2bf; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:14:04 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N7tL9-0007Y3-FW for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:13:07 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N7tL8-0007Xu-Uo for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:13:06 +0000 Received: from smtp817.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.12.246]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N7tKL-0007YK-R7 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:18 +0000 Received: (qmail 49887 invoked from network); 10 Nov 2009 16:12:59 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:In-Reply-To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=4IDS3RjlbWxoxeAgOLsnQ4oNLfl4UeGEo2dUezCtHaHnjpU/8hA4dVi2oIgi3vpoBQX32OyPzDoWZKifXVLYxbkMSfg3fouppUKyDexlh5rxRdwT4e12y5tzNziF1aBXShxOGuArfAKW8s2G7i43hq3rjpLJjw1OBkWK9EQ23cg= ; Received: from unknown (HELO DennisPC) (dennis.easterling@86.157.175.252 with login) by smtp817.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; 10 Nov 2009 16:12:59 -0000 X-Yahoo-SMTP: H_MJu2qswBDkdHeCAZfwexko6VNOiMP5URzYEvz3WrE5v1grQm6fnvJecjM9 X-YMail-OSG: Po9CpUIVM1kyJhFX75sG1MebGUxM6Rs4ND_EWPfrhW72qIup4HS.2ia_XW5.WITzbcEQV3Xi7nw4FIaWOVbjOnkVta.FiIiA5u3trvbVtChv866WVsii3OuainkBaam5Ba3G04GxxrdimwrTwOGstNEZ66_yE.wJKVrYLmELpFqwSa3R8XyQF6VIBD5Nz.Ql0puG1z7_5DIgkIPkZEnwn17kzLqsFe5aQ1DVpJHwNhLzCurG8.bOpkhDjGVDSfxzgTj35oez.qHvKFyL_TiWd7hIxxQczncDkM0P X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: From: "DENNIS EASTERLING" To: References: <112811.74996.qm@web28501.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <112811.74996.qm@web28501.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:55 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18005 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18005 X-Karma: unknown: DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01CA6220.A98A2940" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.7 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, LINES_OF_YELLING,LINES_OF_YELLING_2,MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME 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_0017_01CA6220.A98A2940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Congratulations Chris. Most wspr stations seem to congregate at the top end of the band and= are not too much trouble. Jim G7NKS is the biggest pain as he sits= on my xtl frequency and is so close. Maybe a compromise would be fo= r people using beacons to keep to one segment of the band (hopefully= not 502.2 kHz -hee) 73 Dennis M0JXM ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Chris Osborn=20 To: LF Group=20 Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:03 PM Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO LF It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th QSO using 600m= . This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of which were 60= 0m / 80m. Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI= 0CF - No. 998. QSO break-down according to mode: 928 CW, 34 RTTY and 5 QRSS 600m STATIONS My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and= many of these go back to the start of the UK 600m allocation in Marc= h 2007. Of these I have worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding= beacons). Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard= of again: G3KZU, G3YHV . . . Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT: G3UNT,= G3VTT, G4GDR. . . MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED With so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the sa= me stations many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of my= total contacts. My most frequently worked stations are: GW3UEP - 120 G3KEV - 102 M0FMT - 90 G3ZWH - 80 (alas= now SK) G3DXZ - 67 G4GDR - 60 EI0CF/ GI4DPE - 51 M0JXM= - 48 G3UNT - 45 G3VTT - 38 CROSS-BAND AND EU STATIONS There are a few 'regular' stations who listen to 600m and enjoy a cr= oss-band QSO: DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE, G3TVF . . . and our few EU MF friends are still active: ON4KTJ, OR7T and OZ8NJ. . . WSPR ON 600m I personally find it sad that the present level of enthusiasm for th= e WSPR mode was never achieved for hand sent Morse (CW), which after= all is the mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF mari= ne band. If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger station= s operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band th= en I guess it may be time for me to QSY. 73 Chris G3XIZ ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CA6220.A98A2940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Congratulations Chris.
 
Most wspr stations seem to congregate= at the top=20 end of the band and are not too much trouble.    Jim G7NKS is the biggest pain as he sit= s on my xtl frequency=20 and is so close.   Maybe a compromise would be for people us= ing=20 beacons to keep to one segment of the band (hopefully not 502.2 kHz=20 -hee)
 
73 Dennis M0JXM
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Chris= Osborn=20
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 20= 09 6:03=20 PM
Subject: LF: G3XIZ - 1000 th= MF QSO

LF

It was a red-letter day today as I achieved my 1000th= QSO using=20 600m.
This includes 72 cross-band contacts, virtually all of whic= h were=20 600m / 80m.

Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up G3X= PU - No.=20 999 and EI0CF - No. 998.

QSO break-down according to mode:=20     928 CW,  34 RTTY  and   5=20 QRSS

600m=20 STATIONS

My personal 600m (EU) spreadsheet lists a tot= al of=20 59 stations and many of the= se go back=20 to the start of the UK  600m allocation in March 2007.
Of th= ese I have=20 worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding beacons).
Ma= ny=20 stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of aga= in: =20 G3KZU, G3YHV . . .
Others were once very active but have subseque= ntly gone=20 QRT:  G3UNT, G3VTT, G4GDR. . .

MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED

With=20 so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the same st= ations=20 many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of my total conta= cts.
My=20 most frequently worked stations are:

GW3UEP -=20 120     G3KEV - 102     = ; M0FMT -=20 90     G3ZWH  -  80  (alas now=20 SK)
G3DXZ    -   67   &nb= sp; G4GDR=20 -   60      EI0CF/ GI4DPE = - =20 51   M0JXM - 48
G3UNT    -  = =20 45     G3VTT  -   38

CROSS-BAND AND EU=20 STATIONS

There are a few 'regular' stations who listen= to 600m=20 and enjoy a cross-band QSO:
DK6NI, F6CNI, F6ACU, OH1LSQ, PA0LCE,= G3TVF . .=20 .

and our few EU MF friends are still active:
ON4KTJ, OR7T= and=20 OZ8NJ. . .

WSPR ON= =20 600m

I personally find it sad that the present level= of=20 enthusiasm for the WSPR mode was never achieved for  hand sent= Morse=20 (CW), which after all is the mode which I call to mind when thinking= of the=20 old MF marine band.
If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with mo= re and=20 stronger stations operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which= is the 600m=20 band then I guess it may be time for me to QSY.

73 Chris=20 G3XIZ








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