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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 -----
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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