Return-Path: Received: from mtain-me05.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-me05.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.141]) by air-ma08.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINMA081-b5304df3a8f78c; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:42:15 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-me05.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 34C2138000041; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:42:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QVSB9-0001Wf-Ql for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:40:59 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QVSB9-0001WW-91 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:40:59 +0100 Received: from out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.240]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QVSB7-0001y4-Jw for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:40:59 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av8EACao801cF/Wz/2dsb2JhbABSkzsDkxB3qT2eX4YkBJYginI X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.65,352,1304290800"; d="scan'208,217";a="335797553" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.23.245.179]) by out1.ip04ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 11 Jun 2011 18:40:50 +0100 Message-ID: <000a01cc285e$b3897a30$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:40:48 +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: LF/MF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01CC2867.14F5B010" 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_20_30,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: 3039ac1d608d4df3a8f52f41 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CC2867.14F5B010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It seems LF/MF is now a waste of time, the reward does not justify the effo= rt. At present 10m is wide open to S.America, LU5FR and others are booming = in on CW in QSO MODE!!! After many years experimenting on the lower frequencies, for me it is getti= ng near the time to PULL THE PLUG except things dramatically change which I= think is not going to happen. On LF some years back there were over 30 cou= ntries active now only a couple of stations are to be seen on QRS and no on= e on CW. 73 es and adios=20 g3kev ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01CC2867.14F5B010 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It seems LF/MF is now a waste of time, the rew= ard=20 does not justify the effort. At present 10m is wide open to S.America,=20 LU5FR and others are booming in on CW in QSO MODE!!!
After many years experimenting on the lower=20 frequencies, for me it is getting near the time to PULL THE PLUG excep= t=20 things dramatically change which I think is not going to happen. On LF= some=20 years back there were over 30 countries active now only a couple of=20 stations are to be seen on QRS and no one on CW.
 73 es and adios
g3kev
 
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