Return-Path: Received: from rly-dg07.mx.aol.com (rly-dg07.mail.aol.com [172.19.151.91]) by air-dg06.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINDG063-5dd4af7283436a; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:21:23 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dg07.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDG076-5dd4af7283436a; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:21:10 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1N7EFE-0000eM-Cd for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:20:16 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1N7EFD-0000eD-MI for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:20:15 +0000 Received: from imr-da02.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.144]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1N7EFB-0006RK-0m for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:20:15 +0000 Received: from imo-ma01.mx.aol.com (imo-ma01.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.136]) by imr-da02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nA8KJtjo018919 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:19:55 -0500 Received: from F4DTL@aol.com by imo-ma01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.5.) id l.c3a.6117a4a0 (30739) for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:19:51 -0500 (EST) From: F4DTL@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 15:19:51 EST To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5029 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: F4DTL@aol.com X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: RE: G3XIZ - 1000 th MF QSO Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1257711591" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.9 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, LINES_OF_YELLING,LINES_OF_YELLING_2,NO_REAL_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 -------------------------------1257711591 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 Congratulations Chris. =20 =20 F4DTL Nicolas JN18FP _http://lfistes.erst.azerttyu.net/_ (http://lfistes.erst.azerttyu.net/)=20 =20 =20 =20 Dans un e-mail dat=E9 du 08/11/2009 19:45:36 Paris, Madrid, =20 james.cowburn@virgin.net a =E9crit : 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 600m /= =20 80m. Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF= -=20 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=20 these go back to the start of the UK 600m allocation in March 2007. Of these I have worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding=20 beacons). Many stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of=20 again: G3KZU, G3YHV . . . Others were once very active but have subsequently gone QRT: G3UNT,=20 G3VTT, G4GDR. . . MOST FREQUENTLY WORKED With so few active operators it is obvious that one will work the same=20 stations many times and the top 10 stations account for 70% of my total= =20 contacts. My most frequently worked stations are: GW3UEP - 120 G3KEV - 102 M0FMT - 90 G3ZWH - 80 (alas now= =20 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=20 cross-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 the WSP= R=20 mode was never achieved for hand sent Morse (CW), which after all is the= =20 mode which I call to mind when thinking of the old MF marine band. If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase lasts, with more and stronger stations=20 operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segment which is the 600m band then I= guess=20 it may be time for me to QSY. 73 Chris G3XIZ -------------------------------1257711591 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= FONT id=3Drole_document color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial>
Congratulations Chris.
 
 
 
 
Dans un e-mail dat=E9 du 08/11/2009 19:45:36 Paris, Madrid,=20 james.cowburn@virgin.net a =E9crit :
LF

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

Rog GW3UEP was my 1000 th QSO with= =20 runners up G3XPU - No. 999 and EI0CF - No. 998.

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

600m STATIONS

My personal 60= 0m=20 (EU) spreadsheet lists a total of 59 stations and many of these go back to=20 the start of the UK  600m allocation in March 2007.
Of these I= have=20 worked or heard only 15 in the past month (excluding beacons).
Many= =20 stations on my list came up only briefly and were never heard of again:&= nbsp;=20 G3KZU, G3YHV . . .
Others were once very active but have subsequently= gone=20 QRT:  G3UNT, G3VTT, G4GDR. . .

MOST FREQUENTLY=20 WORKED

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

GW3= UEP -=20 120     G3KEV - 102      M0= FMT -=20 90     G3ZWH  -  80  (alas now=20 SK)
G3DXZ    -   67    = G4GDR=20 -   60      EI0CF/ GI4DPE  -&nbs= p;=20 51   M0JXM - 48
G3UNT    -  =20 45     G3VTT  -   38

CROSS-= BAND=20 AND EU STATIONS

There are a few 'regular' stations who listen= to=20 600m 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 600m

I personally find it sad th= at the=20 present level of enthusiasm for the WSPR mode was never achieved for&nbs= p;=20 hand sent Morse (CW), which after all is the mode which I call to mind= when=20 thinking of the old MF marine band.
If the WSPR 'enthusiasm' phase la= sts,=20 with more and stronger stations operating 24/7 in the narrow 3 kHz segme= nt=20 which is the 600m band then I guess it may be time for me to QSY.
73=20 Chris G3XIZ


 
 
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