Greetings All:
Late this afternoon I had a pleasant telephone call from Jack, VE1ZZ. We
discussed the Canadian LF situation and how we will deal with the renewal of
the LF project that is currently pending.
Later in the conversation Jack mentioned that he is going to get a real
computer that will work on the Internet and that he can run some DSP
programs. I gave him as much reinforcement for this action as I could, he
has concerns about his ability to use the platform effectively and it will
take some time but he is going to give it a go. This is good news, most
certainly Jack will be able to work european stations that I have very
little to no chance of hearing or working. Once Jack his feet wet with the
new toy you should expect he will beat the living tar out of the system to
work everything he will be able to see that he knows well that he can not
hear.
If anyone needs incentive to get to work on their antenna, ground system,
loading coils - now is the time as Jack will lead a charge over the North
Atlantic this fall and winter. I fully expect that once Jack can see
signals that he will use the tool to help learn to resolve the aural signals
and a two way A1 aural QSO over the North Atlantic will happen in the coming
year.
I hope that each of you in Europe will see the new opportunity that will be
coming soon.
73
Larry
VA3LK
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