Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mb06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mb06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.26]) by air-dd03.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDD034-86ab4d0781e41d9; Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:40:36 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mb06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 0333438000179; Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:40:34 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PSW2G-000614-PB for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:39:24 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PSW2G-00060v-Av for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:39:24 +0000 Received: from out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.243]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PSW2E-0003zu-LH for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:39:24 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AiMGABcQB01cHYDY/2dsb2JhbACRVwOECI4oeMIRhUoEjik X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.59,342,1288569600"; d="scan'208,217";a="472120994" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.29.128.216]) by out1.ip07ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 14 Dec 2010 14:39:15 +0000 Message-ID: <002301cb9b9c$abaf58b0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <80E0204D3E534137903FE0B8E499597F@IBM7FFA209F07C> Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:38:11 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: Re: Earth Electrodes Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0020_01CB9B9C.887D7D40" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d601a4d0781e25a0e X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01CB9B9C.887D7D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris With a properly engineered LF/MF station and a proper antenna for the= job a QSO takes but a short time. I can work all stations active, on= normal CW but have to revert at times to QRS 3 to suit the other end= . I was receiving 4X4(Israel) yesterday on 518 Kcs at 1800 utc but no= amateur stations in that area to work. I had a report in January this year from 4S7 (Sri Lanki) when in QSO= with a Russian stn xband. I was on 502.6 and the other end 7033 Kcs I am active daily but the activity on 137 has dropped off from years= ago when there was over 30 countries active on CW, even 500 has decli= ned since it started a couple of years ago. I am always in QSO mode only simplex or QSX HF for stations not author= ised to work on 500 73 de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Chris=20 To: RSGB LF Group=20 Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 2:15 PM Subject: LF: Earth Electrodes Hi Mal, Yes, that is what I had concluded years ago. No harm in trying thoug= h! Further to your previous e-mail to LF, looks to me like beacons are= now becoming the norm on 136/7kHz band and below. I have no problem= with that personally, indeed, I think it preferable to a QSO taking= forever! I woud like to see full idents though, no matter how slow. Vy 73, Chris, G4AYT. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01CB9B9C.887D7D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Chris
With a properly engineered LF/MF stat= ion and a=20 proper antenna for the job a QSO takes but a short time. I can work al= l stations=20 active,  on normal CW but have to revert at times to QRS  3= to suit=20 the other end. I was receiving 4X4(Israel)  yesterday on 518 Kcs&= nbsp;at=20 1800 utc but no amateur stations in that area to work.
 I had a report in January this= year from 4S7=20 (Sri Lanki) when in QSO with a Russian stn xband. I was on 502.6 and= the other=20 end 7033 Kcs
I am active daily but the activity on= 137 has=20 dropped off from years ago when there was over 30 countries active on= CW, even=20 500 has declined since it started a couple of years ago.
I am always in QSO mode only simplex= or QSX HF for=20 stations not authorised to work on 500
73 de mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Chris
Sent: Tuesday, December 14,= 2010 2:15=20 PM
Subject: LF: Earth Electrodes=

Hi Mal,
Yes, that is what I had concluded= years ago. No=20 harm in trying though!
Further to your previous e-mail to= LF, looks to=20 me like beacons are now becoming the norm on 136/7kHz band and below= . I have=20 no problem with that personally, indeed, I think it preferable to a= QSO taking=20 forever! I woud like to see full idents though, no matter how=20 slow.
Vy 73,
Chris,=20 G4AYT.
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