Return-Path: Received: from mtain-mp03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-mp03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.193.71]) by air-mc02.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMC022-a8d44d5866c737e; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:18:31 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mp03.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 523E2380000AE; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:18:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1PolC7-00082p-QJ for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:17:31 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1PolC6-00082g-C0 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:17:30 +0000 Received: from out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.237]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PolC4-0006r4-Ea for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:17:30 +0000 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: As4BADv1V01Ok8/n/2dsb2JhbACIW45OP44bc7hUhV4Ej0s X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.60,466,1291593600"; d="scan'208";a="343454007" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.207.231]) by out1.ip01ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 13 Feb 2011 23:17:22 +0000 Message-ID: <002c01cbcbd4$291ec9e0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <00c301cbcb04$b57989a0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <00dd01cbcb0a$b7f1f4f0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <00eb01cbcb0d$6a82ee10$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <012001cbcb15$e63c14c0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <433CFC410770450186BB307A8AD28484@JimPC> <002d01cbcb72$87e2f760$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <001101cbcb7d$2fbc4810$8d01a8c0@JAYDELL> <004001cbcb86$5239b180$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <4D582A0B.7040406@telus.net> <593235B756434CCCA2828E3C694D16C3@MaynePC> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:16:31 -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,none Subject: Re: LF: CQ WW Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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: 3039ac1dc1474d5866c52e33 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none Microwave activity in the UK consists of a talk back link usually on 2 metres for setting up and alignment purposes and corrections throughout the QSO Using some imagination I suppose one could restart the QSO at intervals, whether it be LF or EME etc. Repeating the report a number of times in between talk back counts as a restart and each time counts as a QSO. Loop holes galore G3KEV ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 7:53 PM Subject: Re: LF: CQ WW > >the constant chatter (from Mal) on the reflector about when to stop > >transmitting and send report doesn't really seem like a valid attempt at a > >QSO to me. > > It's not. The rules for a valid QSO have been well-established within the > VHF/eme/meteor-scatter world that once a sked has begun, any communications > outside of the sked invalidates the attempt and it must be restarted. Seems > some have forgotten this very basic concept. > > > > > WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://members.shaw.ca/ve7sl > >