As one of the prime movers to get the award in place I felt that I needed to respond to Larry's comments. Firstly, I must make it clear that I totally agree with Larry's approach. I also ought to say
I suspect that all who particpated in the original networking of ideas and thoughts to progress and co-ordinate LF experimentation will endorse Peter's comments. Peter was generous enough to host the
It's frustrating to be in Boston this weekend with no RX / aerial..... I hope that all involved in the experiments have some fun. I look forward to reading what is learnt. 73 John G3WKL --Original Me
and where confirmation of the station contacted and reception of reports is confirmed in both directions...... John, G3WKL [...] And what constitutes a QSO under QRSS conditions? The exchange of info
As a founder of this Listserve, and the operator of the manual system that preceded it, I would like to ask all to reserve its usage to matters related experimentation, propagation and operating sked
This is the RSGB Internation HF & IOTA Convention. It is now normally held on the weekend of the end of the second full week in October, so it should be Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October. Full detai
Well done to all concerned, good effort and some further record distances achieved. John G3WKL I have posted on my website a summary of reports from this group about the weekend's tests. This will fo
Petr and others, Mike is quite correct, but there are also some other awards that the RSGB sponsor - one for 73kHz and another for 136kHz. These along with details of the RSGB, DARC and AMRAD Transat
I've been away from being able to pick up e-mail so apologies for this late reply. The Transatlantic Challenge is hosted on the RSGB HF Committee site on behalf of the other sponsors (DARC and AMRAD)
Ko, my aplogies for not replying earlier to your enquiry that Andre' had separately brought to my attention. I have just looked at the rules that RSGB, DARC and AMRAD agreed. The key paragraphs are:
and where confirmation of the station contacted and reception of reports is confirmed in both directions...... John, G3WKL [...] And what constitutes a QSO under QRSS conditions? The exchange of info
I guess I've been working too much ...... John G3WKL Apart from congratulating all concerned, I hope you meant the FCC. The Federal Aviation Authority might take a very long time dealing with a ham r
The three sponsors of the Transatlantic Challenge have considered the two recent transatlantic contacts. We were impressed by the dedication, skill and perseverance that was shown in each case. The c
At LF Forum events at the annual RSGB HF Convention and more recently at the Friedrichshafen Hamfest 2001 a number of amateurs expressed interest in a 500kHz allocation. I am thus fairly convinced th
Very impressive, well done to all John G3WKL CLAIM OF ZL TO VE AMATEUR LF DX 5 July 2001 On Saturday 30 June ZL1WB, ZL6QH, ZL3VN, ZL3FJ, ZL3PN, ZL3JE, ZL4OL and AX2TAR (VK7ZAL) transmitted test signa
All, I've had confirmation from Bob,G3PJT, who Chairs the organising committee, that it would be perfectly acceptable for us to take the 2pm slot on the Saturday for this extra session. He wants us t
I'll be there, Friday till Sunday. Looks as if we will have to organise ourselves so that we get a couple of tables together for the DX Dinner. Wonder if we will show up the HFers on the morse game a
Thanks for the useful suggestion for an extra session. I agree that it's worth putting on. So far the agenda for this session includes: a) G4JNT outlining his QRO TX b) Crawley Club report on MB7LF -
Claudio, I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned it, but Region 1 IARU discussed the question of whether or not to encourage beacons on 136kHz at their Lillehammer Conference, 2000. It was agreed t
Just caught up with the excellent work this last week - well done to Laurie and John in particular, but also the others in NA who were receiving and the guys in UK transmitting. It makes our efforts
