Return-Path: Received: from mtain-ma11.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-ma11.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.19]) by air-md09.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMD091-8b944ce00bb723c; Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:17:59 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-ma11.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id E9CC7380000F2; Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:17:57 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PHfFW-00049G-66 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:16:14 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PHfFV-000497-Jl for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:16:13 +0000 Received: from relay01a.mail.uk1.eechost.net ([217.69.40.75] helo=relay03.mail.uk1.eechost.net) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PHfFS-00050g-Tk for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:16:13 +0000 Received: from [88.151.27.235] (helo=[192.168.1.107]) by relay03.mail.uk1.eechost.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1PHfFB-0003BP-9B for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:15:53 +0000 Message-ID: <4CE00B43.6070706@o2.ie> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:16:03 +0000 From: Tony User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.12) Gecko/20101027 Thunderbird/3.1.6 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <4CDEC5B8.17075.79A05A@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> <4CDF089E.4090604@gmx.de> <4CDFBCBE.5787.60D7DE@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> <2BE70532063C4C12A0E3AD8515E27D57@White> <002d01cb83f5$f4842c00$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL> <007301cb8405$5dc7a8e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> In-Reply-To: <007301cb8405$5dc7a8e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> X-Auth-Info: 3810@permanet.ie (plain) X-Spam-Score: 1.4 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,RATWARE_GECKO_BUILD=1.426 Subject: Re: LF: Eu QRSS freq.... Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------040500090603030208040202" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.0 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE, HTML_TITLE_EMPTY 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: 3039ac1d60134ce00bb56523 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --------------040500090603030208040202 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 14/11/2010 14:08, mal hamilton wrote: > The good days on the lower frequencies are gone, definitely not > attracting new comers, the numbers speak for themselves. > I must say the other mf band 160 metres is vy active world wide with > CW acty > 73 de mal/g3kev There would have been one more newcomer active by now Mal, but when I first posted on this forum I was ridiculed when I asked what sort of wire was suitable for a LF aerial. Then I was told that I would be wasting my time if I didn't have 100 foot vertical towers and run a KW++, so rather than waste my time as there is no way I can get away with tall towers... I gave up. Now back (mostly) on the civilised bands above 10m. Tony, EI8JK. --------------040500090603030208040202 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 14/11/2010 14:08, mal hamilton wrote:
The good days on the lower frequencies are gone, definitely not attracting new comers, the numbers speak for themselves.
I must say the other mf band 160 metres is vy active world wide with CW acty
73 de mal/g3kev

There would have been one more newcomer active by now Mal, but when I first posted on this forum I was ridiculed when I asked what sort of wire was suitable for a LF aerial.
Then I was told that I would be wasting my time if I didn't have 100 foot vertical towers and run a KW++, so rather than waste my time as there is no way I can get away with tall towers... I gave up.
Now back (mostly) on the civilised bands above 10m.

Tony, EI8JK.
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