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[email protected] wrote:
In a message
dated 1/7/02 6:24:34 PM GMT Standard Time, [email protected]
writes:
1.
Is there a record of any two way qso's on 136 or 73 khz.
2. Xband qso's 136/HF real
time.
3. Those using beacons on
136 khz and getting reports, which really
amount to short wave listeners
reports.
These are 3 distinct categories
and totally different in procedures
required for award purposes
etc.
As far as I am concerned
a 2 way qso or xband qso should take place at
one session and in the shortest
time possible and not over days, weeks
putting bits and pieces
of the callsign together to
claim a qso.
Some seem to be implying
that being heard on beacon mode on 73 and 136 k
hz is the same as
a two way on the band or
xband qso. Not as far as I am concerned.
de Mal/G3KEV
Hi Mal.
As most of this
new communication technology is being invented as we go along, there are
a lot of personal views about what is a QSO and what is not.
Regardless of mode a QSO means two way real time communications between
two station including xband.
To apply the
traditional values of CW contacts to QRSS, DFCW, MSK Low data rate PSK
etc is difficult, perhaps even inappropriate.
Why is it still applicable on all the other amateur bands
When 136 was
allocated, the Transatlantic Challenge in memory of the late Peter Bobek
was created by The RSGB (UK) DARC (Germany) and Amrad (USA).
Events have been overtaken since then, Peter Bobek was not even audible
in the UK and I was the only signal that he could hear at one stage, never
mind a qso.
A long debate
on QSO exchanges continued throughout the intervening period but eventually
applications were made and accepted for some aspects of "The challenge".
The details of the QSO claims were considered by representatives of the
three organisations and their decision to accept or reject a particular
claim now forms the basis of DX records on the LF bands.
Some so called QSO'S took several days to make by putting bits and pieces
together to make up a callsign, hardly credible by the existing rules for
a QSO including EME. Some were making the rules up as they went along.
I believe Dave
G3YXM has all the 'firsts' between countries available on his web site.
Some firsts that took days to complete and were dubious have been
superseded by those that have achieved near normal QSO'S xband Transatlantic
at 2 sec dots solid copy.
You may be able
to locate details of one way distance records from G3XDV's site.
I don't think
there are records for cross band contacts where the contact does not represent
some other form of record.
I would say a 2 sec dot solid xband qso to Canada 136/7025 khz is a RECORD
plus a 60 sec dot qso that took less than one hour, compared to the past
record of several days.
I recall that
the 73k two way record is from Peter G3LDO to GI using standard CW.
Also from memory,
73k QSOs have been made from G GW GD GU. Not sure about GM.
GJ has yet to be activated on 73 or 136.
(usual disclaimer
about accuracy etc)
If I any of the above information is incorrect please let me know.
de G3KEV
73
David G0MRF
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