Return-Path: Received: from mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.78]) by air-dc07.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDC073-86534bfa2b2262; Mon, 24 May 2010 03:30:42 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 7C3DA38000097; Mon, 24 May 2010 03:30:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1OGS6F-0006CD-5c for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 24 May 2010 08:29:23 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1OGS6E-0006C4-Lz for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 24 May 2010 08:29:22 +0100 Received: from cavuit01.kulnet.kuleuven.be ([134.58.240.43]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1OGS6C-0006E7-Bh for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 24 May 2010 08:29:22 +0100 Received: from smtps01.kuleuven.be (smtpshost01.kulnet.kuleuven.be [134.58.240.74]) by cavuit01.kulnet.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 376FC7B802A for ; Mon, 24 May 2010 09:29:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ICTS-S-HUB-N3.luna.kuleuven.be (icts-s-hub-n3.luna.kuleuven.be [10.112.9.13]) by smtps01.kuleuven.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10E2831E702 for ; Mon, 24 May 2010 09:29:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ICTS-S-EXC2-CA.luna.kuleuven.be ([10.112.11.13]) by ICTS-S-HUB-N3.luna.kuleuven.be ([10.112.9.13]) with mapi; Mon, 24 May 2010 09:29:12 +0200 X-Kuleuven: This mail passed the K.U.Leuven mailcluster From: Rik Strobbe To: "rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org" Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 09:26:31 +0200 Thread-Topic: LF: NIL LF/MF Thread-Index: Acr6vY0s0ACYzuYxS12OmuHnHJG2QQAVOEiv Message-ID: References: <003601cafaa8$a46b5df0$0301a8c0@your91hoehfy9g>,<755416.5065.qm@web28102.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <755416.5065.qm@web28102.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Accept-Language: nl-NL, nl-BE Content-Language: nl-BE X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: nl-NL, nl-BE MIME-Version: 1.0 X-KULeuven-Information: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven X-KULeuven-Scanned: Found to be clean X-KULeuven-Envelope-From: rik.strobbe@fys.kuleuven.be X-Spam-Score: 1.3 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,HTML_TAG_EXIST_TBODY=0.126,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS=1.166 Subject: RE: LF: NIL LF/MF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_BF4A524700075746A6467658DFC7102C5106464EDBICTSSEXC2CAlu_" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.6 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_FONTCOLOR_RED, HTML_MESSAGE,HTML_TAG_EXISTS_TBODY,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS,TO_ADDRESS_EQ_REAL 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d404e4bfa2b2049e1 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --_000_BF4A524700075746A6467658DFC7102C5106464EDBICTSSEXC2CAlu_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Pete, the short darkness period and high QRN levels might be the reason of the= low activity. Things will change in autumn. 73, Rik ON7YD - OR7T ________________________________ Van: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org [owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.or= g] namens M0FMT [m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk] Verzonden: zondag 23 mei 2010 23:09 Aan: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Onderwerp: Re: LF: NIL LF/MF Yep nothing on 600m. It's a dead band like the parrot it's an ex band. Since the Data curse has= fallen upon 600m, CW is dead. I was hoping that 600m would be a nice band= to develop what little skill I have as a CW op working stations like Mal,= Chris and others but it is not to be. CW qso's are few and far between an= d a lot of (wasted) time is spent either calling or listening for these fe= w treasured contacts on 600m. The ludicrous one way non communication usin= g old Joe Taylor's PC software defeats my comprehension. I am very tempted= to say it's a bad job and Jack 600m in but I will maintain my CW tx and= I may even press ahead with my WSPR plans God help me. Now QSYing to 60m= and 40m for further CW practise because 600m has not turned out to be the= band I was hoping for. Ten Metres is opening up regularly now with Sporad= ic E openings to EU but very fast and powerful QSB so short overs are the= order of the day. A lot of ex Eastern Europeans booming in with massive= beams and probably power to match! (Ever wondered what happened to all th= ose old QRO jammers?). Well 73 600m CW R.I.P. PS don't forget to reapply for your 60m NOV it doesn't appear to be an aut= omatic renewal this time for 5 more years. OFCOM form www.ofcom.org.uk/rad= iocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/amateur/5mhz/ applies. 73 Petefmt From: mal hamilton Subject: LF: NIL LF/MF To: "rsgb" Date: Sunday, 23 May, 2010, 19:49 Not a signal in QSO mode on 600 but some lovely signals on 6 metres, best= dx worked a few minutes ago UZ5DZ on cw mal/g3kev --_000_BF4A524700075746A6467658DFC7102C5106464EDBICTSSEXC2CAlu_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Pete,
 
the short darkness period and high= QRN levels might be the reason of the low activity.
Things will change in autumn.=
 
73, Rik  ON7YD - OR7T
 
 
Van: owner-rsgb_= lf_group@blacksheep.org [owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org] namens M0FMT= [m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk]
Verzonden: zondag 23 mei 2010 23:09
Aan: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Onderwerp: Re: LF: NIL LF/MF

Yep nothing on 600m.
 
It's a dead band like the parrot it's an ex band. Since the Data curs= e has fallen upon 600m, CW is dead. I was hoping that 600m would be= a nice band to develop what little skill I have as a CW op working= stations like Mal, Chris and others but it is not to be. CW qso's are few and far between and a lot of (wasted) time= is spent either calling or listening for these few treasured contacts on= 600m. The ludicrous one way non communication using old Joe Taylor's= PC software defeats my comprehension. I am very tempted to say it's a bad job and Jack 600m in but I will maintain&n= bsp;my CW tx and I may even press ahead with my WSPR plans God help me.&nb= sp;Now QSYing to 60m and 40m for further CW practise because 600m has= not turned out to be the band I was hoping for. Ten Metres is opening up regularly now with Sporadic E openings to EU but very fast= and powerful QSB so short overs are the order of the day. A lot of= ex Eastern Europeans booming in with massive beams and probably power to= match! (Ever wondered what happened to all those old QRO jammers?).
 
Well 73 600m CW R.I.P.
 
PS don't forget to reapply for your 60m NOV it doesn't appear to be= an automatic renewal this time for 5 more years. OFCOM form www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/= amateur/5mhz/ applies.
 
73 Petefmt

From: mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
Subject: LF: NIL LF/MF
To: "rsgb" <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Date: Sunday, 23 May, 2010, 19:49

Not a signal in QSO mode on 600 but= some lovely signals on 6 metres, best dx worked a few minutes ago UZ5DZ= on cw
mal/g3kev
 

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