Return-Path: Received: from mtain-de04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-de04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.204]) by air-dd10.mail.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILINDD102-86384df4a6fa2b5; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:46:02 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-de04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 07D443800008C; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 07:46:00 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1QVj6L-0005XN-JS for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:45:09 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1QVj6K-0005XE-Vm for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:45:08 +0100 Received: from out1.ip03ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.239]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1QVj6I-0008MI-8i for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:45:08 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApoBAKyl9E1Ok8Xo/2dsb2JhbABSkzsDhBhBjjd3yUSGJASCP5NhinI X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.65,354,1304290800"; d="scan'208,217";a="350098921" Received: from unknown (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([78.147.197.232]) by out1.ip03ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 12 Jun 2011 12:45:00 +0100 Message-ID: <002501cc28f6$26ef13d0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <000a01cc285e$b3897a30$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> <784B8CF6327842D798B6AF8447FD841F@lindavideo> Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:44:56 +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: LF/MF Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01CC28FE.8858D8B0" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,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: 3039ac1d40cc4df4a6f8542a X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01CC28FE.8858D8B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ken A big difference here on LF where some do not know what CW sounds like !! S= ome real fast merchants on the higher frequencies as you say. 73 de mal/g3kev ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ken=20 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org=20 Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 9:51 AM Subject: LF: Re: LF/MF Mal. Working these exotic countries is ok if you cw speed is 25wpm or above, w= ith my 15 - 16 wpm they do not want to work you. I have called CQ for hours= when there are stations all around me calling at speeds that I will never = achieve, but non come back to me, so with my very basic station LF is the o= nly band available to me, even on 40m cw speeds seem to have dramatically= increased so I will still be on LF when time allows. Ken M0KHW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: mal hamilton=20 To: rsgb=20 Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 6:40 PM Subject: LF: LF/MF It seems LF/MF is now a waste of time, the reward does not justify the = effort. At present 10m is wide open to S.America, LU5FR and others are boom= ing in on CW in QSO MODE!!! After many years experimenting on the lower frequencies, for me it is g= etting near the time to PULL THE PLUG except things dramatically change whi= ch I think is not going to happen. On LF some years back there were over 30= countries active now only a couple of stations are to be seen on QRS and n= o one on CW. 73 es and adios=20 g3kev ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01CC28FE.8858D8B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ken
A big difference here on LF where some do not know = what=20 CW sounds like !! Some real fast merchants on the higher frequencies a= s you=20 say.
73 de mal/g3kev
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ken
Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 9:51 A= M
Subject: LF: Re: LF/MF

Mal.
Working these exotic countries is ok if you cw speed is 25wpm or abo= ve,=20 with my 15 - 16 wpm they do not want to work you. I have called CQ f= or=20 hours when there are stations all around me calling at speeds that I= will=20 never achieve, but non come back to me, so with my very basic station LF = is=20 the only band available to me, even  on 40m  cw speeds see= m to=20 have dramatically increased so I will still be on LF when time allows.
 
Ken
 
M0KHW
----- Original Message -----
To: rsgb
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 6:= 40=20 PM
Subject: LF: LF/MF

It seems LF/MF is now a waste of time, the = ;reward=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 lowe= r=20 frequencies, for me it is getting near the time to PULL THE PLUG e= xcept=20 things dramatically change which I think is not going to happen. O= n LF=20 some years back there were over 30 countries active now only a cou= ple=20 of stations are to be seen on QRS and no one on CW.
 73 es and adios
g3kev
 
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