Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dl06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dl06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.74.212]) by air-da09.mail.aol.com (v129.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDA091-85eb4d5836eb24d; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:54:19 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dl06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 8DAA638000100; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:54:17 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Poi0W-0004ns-PQ for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:53:20 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Poi0V-0004nj-3P for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:53:19 +0000 Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca ([64.59.134.9]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Poi0S-0005pP-N0 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:53:19 +0000 Received: from pd7ml3no-ssvc.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.153.150]) by pd5mo1no-svcs.prod.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 13 Feb 2011 12:53:08 -0700 X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=H95gfW32JB/XYJSBuOTvJ8IIviFcsPdfxXHbM7LS6jM= c=1 sm=1 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=j0nf1SoGX0kASvv5Unis3A==:17 a=_Dj-zB-qAAAA:8 a=HYY22N6BS1QUTLuWAMAA:9 a=WXeP_2j7PY0kMEC0bVxX8fI_e8IA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 Received: from unknown (HELO MaynePC) ([24.108.39.108]) by pd7ml3no-dmz.prod.shaw.ca with SMTP; 13 Feb 2011 12:53:06 -0700 Message-ID: <593235B756434CCCA2828E3C694D16C3@MaynePC> From: 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> In-Reply-To: <4D582A0B.7040406@telus.net> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:53:07 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18263 X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: Re: LF: CQ WW Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response 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=0.4 required=5.0 tests=MISSING_OUTLOOK_NAME, NO_REAL_NAME 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: 3039ac1d4ad44d5836e8541f X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none >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