Re: LF: Minimum content of a valid QRSS/DFCW QSO?

[Andy Talbot <andy.g4jnt@googlemail.com>]

I remember having several QSOs with myself on 73kHz. 

Once drove 8km from home to /P sites several times to test the distance before other stations appeared. One time the signal just stopped, so went back home to find the loading coil had arced over a couple of turns and burnt the coil former.

 

Andy
www.g4jnt.com

2010/3/30 Stefan Schäfer <Stefan.Schaefer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de>

Hi Johan,

You are right but first i think (and hope) there will come up other TX stations. Otherwise it would make no sense to discuss whats necessary for a 2 way QSO ;-)
And 137kHz also started with the first transmitting station, HI ;-)

One day, we can look back to our first VLF mails (that interested not only a few but many stns), starting in Februar 2010 with a smile and see what we have reached since that time, just like on LF :-)

73, Stefan/DK7FC

Yes, of course. It important to remember that 9kHz is still "the lonely
dreamer's band". Pile-ups and other "traffic jams" are still quite rare
(!) so the risk of misreading a callsign is minimal. There are about
three million licenced radio amateurs on the regulated ham bands. On
9kHz there is currently one (Stefan), and he has the privilege to choose
his own callsign, operating procedures etc. without breaking any law.

73
Johan SM6LKM