Re: LF: MF acty

[Peter March <m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk>]

Here  here.

 

I was hoping to develop my cw skills on 500, but perpetual beacons mean no contacts so don't listen much any more. Sad eh?

 

73 petefmt

hamilton mal <g3kev.ham@virgin.net> wrote:

> Hi all
> Since 500 was authorised in the UK it does not seem to be attracting the 160
> m fraternity, who have all the expertise and knowledge and good CW skills.
> The predominent mode on 160 is CW and some SSB. These operators know all
> about antenna design, propagation, and operating techniques and could put
> this information towards developing 500 khz, but there does not seem to be
> any attraction towards this band, instead it seems to attract the appliance
> operator, bar a few who can work CW.
> Today I observed ONE rtty stn, one CW stn, one PSK stn, with no chance
>  of
> working each other, what is the point. Others heard were on BEACON only mode
> and no chance for a QSO.
> Except things change I cannot see this band lasting, it will go the same
> wayt as 136 khz DEAD
> Look at 160 currently and it is full of acty, mostly CW and DX galore.500
> has the same potential but does not have the same calibre of operator.
>
>
> de G3KEV

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