Return-Path: Received: from mtain-di05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-di05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.9]) by air-mf08.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMF084-8bf84d067e79252; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:13:45 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-di05.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 4187C38000161; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:13:44 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PSEl5-0001oG-L7 for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:12:31 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PSEl5-0001o7-5Z for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:12:31 +0000 Received: from out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.240]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PSEl3-0006EM-Bn for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:12:31 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AsIJAGENBk1Z8nlU/2dsb2JhbACRVwOSMGQUw1aFSgSOJw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.59,337,1288569600"; d="scan'208,217";a="316051066" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([89.242.121.84]) by out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 13 Dec 2010 20:12:09 +0000 Message-ID: <00a801cb9b02$02313410$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:12:03 -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: 1.2 (+) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,SUBJ_ALL_CAPS=1.166 Subject: LF: LF/MF ACTY Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A5_01CB9B02.01E9A3C0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.4 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE, SUBJ_ALL_CAPS 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: 3039ac1d40094d067e7701b6 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_00A5_01CB9B02.01E9A3C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In the beginning when one got a transmit licence the first considerati= on was to communicate with an other radio amateur and get a report. Now the procedure seems to be put a BEACON on air and request a report= via EMAIL, telephone or mobile phone. Do not study or listen on the band as a SWL would do but just plonk th= e beacon anywhere and churn out endless repetive bandslip callsign and= QTH info and cause the maximum QRM to those engaged in QSO mode. You= cannot ask the station to QSY because the Beacons are unattended. Appliance Operator assistants I presume.=20 de G3KEV =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00A5_01CB9B02.01E9A3C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In the beginning when one got a trans= mit licence=20 the first consideration was to communicate with an other radio amateur= and get a=20 report.

Now the procedure seems to be put a= BEACON on air=20 and request a report via EMAIL, telephone or mobile phone.

Do not study or listen on the band as= a SWL would=20 do but just plonk the beacon anywhere and churn out endless repetive= bandslip=20 callsign and QTH info and cause the maximum QRM to those engaged in QS= O mode.=20 You cannot ask the station to QSY because the Beacons are=20 unattended.

Appliance Operator assistants I presu= me.=20

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