Re: LF: Re: VLF TX tests this weekend - please tell us now!

[M0FMT <m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk>]

 Hi Mal

 

I agree to some extent with you Mal......... However my experience is that with all the RSGB "Laws" saying what you can and can't do on these frequencies is it any wonder there is no activity. It strikes me most people would prefer the bands to be silent than have a QSO on a sacred frequency. Having been shooed off 500kc/s for running a QRP beacon with listen through within a few c/s of the LF edge whilst stations at the HF end can run tens of watts on un-QSOable WSPR mode without comment.  You have shooed me off 137.770 (via email) when attempting a QRP QSO in QRSS with G4AYT.

VHF also has it's RSGB policemen who shoo people off 70.45mHz (and other frequencies) when we have a freewheeling QSO there i.e. long gaps between overs. The fact that the Shooers are never heard on the band for a QSO seems that a nice quiet unused band is preferred. In this area we used to have quite big nets on 4m, Sunday lunch times, but the policemen won and now the band is left to the unattended computer talk-through repeaters that are starting to take over on that band. Few direct QSOs now. 

Also the fact that one can put up a signal on 136kc/s (the first for about 3 years) and have a critical report on its quality via email but not a QSO is another testimony to the fact most people with connections to the RSGB would like the bands quiet soley for a chosen few. 

 

I won't appeal to people to be tolerant just to say personally I will use the bands how I like and if someone wants to put up a pre-advertised signal for experimental reasons, then why not?     

 . 

73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX

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From: mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktalk.net>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Fri, 1 April, 2011 17:39:50
Subject: LF: Re: VLF TX tests this weekend - please tell us now!

Amaterur radio is a random activity and creates more excitement when one discovers a transmission and engages in a QSO.

even on VLF a surprise transmission is more exciting than pre arranged skeds, most of my hits were by chance with confirmation afterwards when I produced screen capture evidence.

also

it avoids cheating and speculation when some spec is seen and claimed as evidence based only on frequency and time and imagination.

Random activity is the norm on the other bands ie LF and MF and works well

Announcing an expedition and the effort needed  is different, it alerts would be gazers to look out and listen.

I am in QSO mode always to work LF, MF and xband 9 khz/137 khz and must say disappointed not to hear/see anyone active on 9 khz from the UK, or even 137 and 500 however I often see acty from EU ie DL and OE5 stations at great distances. 

G3DXZ and G3XIZ appear at times on 500 and G3XIZ also once in a while on 137

de G3KEV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Roger Lapthorn

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org ; sub9khz@yahoogroups.com ; VLF_Group@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 5:51 PM

Subject: LF: VLF TX tests this weekend - please tell us now!

Please would anyone doing VLF transmission tests this weekend let us know as soon as possible and in advance?  We've already heard that DK7FC/P will not be testing this weekend (bad weather) but G3XIZ will be. What about others?

So, if you plan to be active on VLF between now and Monday please post here giving:

Dates/times when activity expected
Frequencies
Type of transmission (long carrier, QRSS, DFCW etc)
Power
Antenna
Location

I will add details of any activities to the Sub 9kHz website news page too so as many people as possible know to look. There is far more chance of getting reports if advanced warnings of activities are given and people are prepared.

73s
Roger G3XBM

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