Electro-magnetic radiating and detection is all good fun and it's called
Physics.
Applying this Physics to communicating the exchange of technical info. is
all good fun and it's called amateur radio (or was).
This LF group is not really amateur radio, it does not even communicate by
radio , it communicates by other peoples commercial gear on the internet
using ready built computers and is essentially a Physics club. I am
attracted to the experimental aspects of 136 because it is like the old
days when if you wanted a transmitter you turned to and built one but I wish
there were still some true radio amateurs left who wanted to
__communicate__ with what they build. I'm not a contester either but....
Live and let live gents.
Bryan G3GVB / AC4UA../VS2FD once upon a time
----- Original Message -----
From: G4WGT - Gary <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:50 PM
Subject: RE: LF: VE3ZJ
Jonathan,
My feelings exactly !
73
Gary - G4WGT.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jonathan Naylor
Sent: 14 March 2004 22:24
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: LF: VE3ZJ
>Worked VE3ZJ last nite but this time on 7 mhz CW in the BERU contest.
>He was a big signal. It looks like most of the LF ops have moved HF. I
>have worked quite a number of ex LF ops this past year on HF. This is
>where I spend most of my time these days and having a lot of fun just
>like the old days.
>I am waiting for a 100 countries to start up on 136khz so that I can
>chase DXCC on LF, until then its HF and satellite dxing.
Oh dear.
136kHz, like 73kHz and the microwave bands is primarily about
experimentation. This is the spirit of the band, if someone comes on the
band looking for another single band DXCC certificate or whatever then I
am saddened, this is not what its about. LF belongs to experimenters who
run tests and make a note of conditions and try to learn. If you and
your friends feel that this is boring then perhaps its not the band for
you.
Amateur radio is (or should be) about experimentation and self-training
which seldom comes out of DXCC certificates and rag-chewing. 136kHz is
one of the few bands that encourages amateur radio as it should be.
>73 de Mal/G3KEV
Jonathan G4KLX/HB9DRD
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