Gerhard
You have done well on VLF.
Why have operators from 29 countries gone QRT this past few years if LF is
so progressive and wonderful. I am not the only one that thinks LF is a
waste of time !!!!!!!!!!!!!! these days.
mal/g3kev
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerhard Hickl" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: LF: Re: LF CW center of activity??
> Mal!
>
> In the end it's up to you....weather you quit activity on LF or not.
>
> Though I like some of your controversial opinions, I also do not agree
> with all of them....this is what a discussion is about.
>
> LF and the modes used as well as many other things in our lives have
> changed recently. No matter if we appreciate or not....it is a fact!
>
> There are some people around who are very active and they are putting a
> lot of effort into their hobby as I do! So speaking about "no progress"
> just does not seem right to me!
>
>
>
> 73 es gl
> OE3GHB
> Gerhard
>
>
>
> Am Sonntag, den 22.05.2011, 18:44 +0100 schrieb mal hamilton:
> > Stefan
> > I am considering going QRT on LF.
> > You cannot hear me on CW with 1w erp nor can you hear PA0A with 800
> > watts/1w erp, I can hear you and others but the majority are on Beacon
> > mode qsl via email, and I only am interested in QSO mode, so there is
> > no point me continuing to TX.
> > I can work into i5 and OH winter or summer on cw so there is a problem
> > with most operators currently on LF on RX mode, either receivers
> > or Antennas are not adequate for the job. I have perfected my station
> > TX/RX and Antennas but unfortunately others have made no progress over
> > the past couple of years and the CW has got worse, if anything the
> > norm is now QRP and qsl via email with no effort to engage in a QSO,
> > also some are trying to promote WSPR unattended auto communications,
> > where no skill is required and not for me.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > de mal/g3kev
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Stefan Schäfer
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 3:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: LF: Re: LF CW center of activity??
> >
> >
> > Mal, LF,
> >
> > Am 22.05.2011 14:43, schrieb mal hamilton:
> > > Stefan es Co
> > > The procedure in the past was to use CW anywhere on the 137
khz band and
> > > then Tune the band after a CQ for a reply, this is what I do
because
> > > everybody has their antenna resonated on a different frequency
and it avoids
> > > working off resonance, which is not recommended with HI Q
antenna systems
> > > and high power.
> > > 136.5 khz was used by those with the Ropex TX xtal controlled
on that
> > > frequency, then they would tune the band for replies for those
with VFO ctl,
> > > also avoid QRM.
> > >
> > OK, tnx, info.
> > > In the beginning and for some years the only mode used was CW
then QRS was
> > > introduced and later Beacons.
> > > Since the introduction of QRS and Beacons the LF population
has dropped from
> > > over 30 active countries and over 100 radio operators to
virtually Nil at
> > > present.
> > >
> > Generate an optimistic view! You have a good station, so just
> > be QRV often and bring up some signals that can be received by
> > new upcoming stations.
> > Beacon transmissions are interesting (e.g. for watching the
> > QRN behaviour) and give some signals for those optimising
> > their RX and so on. But (i agree that) a real "CQ..." is
> > rather a motivation than just a suffix.
> > Since i am QRV again with a fixed antenna (and during the /p
> > activities) i got several emails from people receiving me, who
> > are not member of the reflector (probably) and still cannot
> > transmit. Usually people start receiving on LF, TXing comes
> > after that. If there is not even a ham generated signal that
> > can be received, why should people start to build a TX? If
> > there is some activity (maybe adding the locator sometimes, to
> > give the only-RX-stations some information about the
> > distance), new people may come up here.
> > A new active generation, this is what i want to work for!
> >
> > 73,Stefan/DK7FC
>
>
>
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