Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dh02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dh02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.65.22]) by air-dd01.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINDD011-86074dc0519c3e1; Tue, 03 May 2011 15:03:56 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dh02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 9884E38000094; Tue, 3 May 2011 15:03:50 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QHKrr-0003J3-Ng for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 03 May 2011 20:02:43 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QHKrq-0003Iu-E9 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 03 May 2011 20:02:42 +0100 Received: from out1.ip05ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.241]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QHKrn-0001ZN-VN for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 03 May 2011 20:02:42 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AtsBAM9QwE1Ok8UU/2dsb2JhbACTfgOECD+NVXfEQIYCBIIkkSuJfA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.64,310,1301871600"; d="scan'208,217";a="340180255" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.197.20]) by out1.ip05ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 03 May 2011 20:02:29 +0100 Message-ID: <001a01cc09c4$a3c37f00$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <000a01cc09b7$52af5830$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <576A9C0360564FD1A2365F4B0615CB04@lindavideo> Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 20:02:24 +0100 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: Re: 500 kcs Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0017_01CC09CD.054782A0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_40_50,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: 3039ac1d41164dc051955941 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CC09CD.054782A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken Your cw is not the problem you need more THUMP so others can hear you= over the garden fence. You can see XIZ from your qth. The UK QRP culture on the lower frequencies is a handicap for station= s further away hearing them and having a QSO, also beacon activity doe= s not help, especially when the broadcast invites reports via Email,= Telephone, Mobile phone texts and snail mail. Some are also confusing underground gas pipe and electric cable propag= ation with amateur radio. G3KEV =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ken=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 7:30 PM Subject: LF: Re: 500 kcs MF. I called CQ several times over the weekend and had a QSO with G3XIZ,= but no further replies to my calls. I know my cw is slow and not the= best but I do try. 73 Ken. M0KHW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: mal hamilton=20 To: rsgb=20 Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011 6:27 PM Subject: LF: 500 kcs MF Ever since the Dutch cw operators went QRT the band has nil acty.= Activity from the UK is pathetic considering the number of persons pe= rmitted to operate on the band, the same applies to 9 khz. If you beli= eve Twitter and Tweet from some quarters the band is congested!!!!!!!!= !!!!!!!! but it seems mostly Underground using gas pipes and electric= cables, elevated antennas not allowed. G3KEV is available 24/7 on 500 and 137 khz CW and QRS3 in emergenc= ies. de G3KEV ------=_NextPart_000_0017_01CC09CD.054782A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ken
Your cw is not the problem you need more= THUMP so=20 others can hear you over the garden fence. You can see XIZ from your= =20 qth.
 The UK QRP culture on the lower fre= quencies is=20 a handicap for stations further away hearing them and having a QSO, al= so beacon=20 activity does not help, especially when the broadcast invites reports= via Email,=20 Telephone, Mobile phone texts and snail mail.
Some are also confusing underground gas pipe= and electric=20 cable propagation with amateur radio.
G3KEV
 
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ken
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011= 7:30 PM
Subject: LF: Re: 500 kcs

MF.
I called CQ several times over the= weekend and=20 had a QSO with G3XIZ, but no further replies to my calls. I know my= cw is slow=20 and not the best but I do try.
 
73
 
Ken.
 
M0KHW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 mal=20 hamilton
To: rsgb
Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2011= 6:27=20 PM
Subject: LF: 500 kcs

MF
Ever since the Dutch cw operators went QRT= the band=20 has nil acty. Activity from the UK is pathetic considering the num= ber of=20 persons permitted to operate on the band, the same applies to 9 kh= z. If you=20 believe Twitter and Tweet from some quarters the band is=20 congested!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but it seems mostly Underground using ga= s pipes=20 and electric cables, elevated antennas not allowed.
 
 
G3KEV is available 24/7 on 500 and 137 khz= CW and QRS3=20 in emergencies.
 
de G3KEV
 
 
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