Mal,
We tried cw on lf last year, do you remember?
Your sigs were not audible here and only visible on twente but not audible 
there.
I wonder how did you manage all this dx which such a poor signal?
73, df5qg

Christian Groeger

mal hamilton <[email protected]> schrieb:

>Stefan es co
>Ever since the introduction of data modes 137 has gradually gone down hill. In 
>the days of CW and QRSS QSO mode there were over 30 countries active, also 
>BEACON mode does not help.
>The band was at its best when QSO mode was the preferred choice, DATA MODES 
>and NON STOP BEACONS chased all of the CW operators away to other bands like 
>160 metres.
>I have a shack full of LF equipment  and Antennas to match but never hear any 
>CW acty so have gone else where like 630 and 160 metres plus all the other HF 
>bands
>
>73 de mal/g3kev
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: schaefer 
>  To: [email protected] 
>  Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 4:12 PM
>  Subject: Re: LF: LF Activity - G3XIZ
>
>
>  Hello Chris, 
>
>  Unfortunately i do not have much time this evening. However i will be in the 
> shack again sunday evening, if you like to try then. I can set up a CW beacon 
> on LF if you like but that does not help much in terms of QSO activity.
>
>  Who is ready and interested and audible in CW on LF these days?
>
>  What would you think is the reason for the non-activity?
>
>  One reason must be the higher noisefloor, several dB higher than 2001 i 
> assume, at least in urban locations. But that can't be the only reason. Is it 
> the 1000 different modes or the new 630m band? Is it the availability of the 
> internet? Or did "we" just became tired? Or combinations of that? :-)
>
>  73, Stefan/DK7FC
>
>  Am 15.02.2014 14:25, schrieb Chris Osborn: 
>    LF,
>
>
>    I am at present puttng out test signals on 137.7 kHz should anyone wish to 
> check their RX.
>
>
>    I shall be QRV on 137.7 kHz this evening from about 18.00Z again putting 
> out test signals and also some CQ calls using QRSS / DFCW
>    I  can try CW if conditions seem favourable.
>
>
>
>    It would be a shame if after Dave's excellent LF / MF artical in RadCom 
> would-be ops took a listen on those bands and heard no amateur activity.
>
>
>    A quick look in my LF receive logbook for 2001 for this weekend (actually 
> 17/18 Feb) recorded the following stations - all on 136.5 kHz CW:
>
>
>    DJ9IE  (3 times)
>
>    F6CNI
>    G3BDQ
>    GW4ALG (2 times)
>
>    EI0CF (2 times)
>
>    GW4HXO
>    G3XDV (2 times)
>
>    G8RW
>    G6NB
>    GM3YXM/P
>    SM6PXJ
>    G6RO
>    ON7ZO
>    PA0BWL
>
>
>    Happy days!
>
>
>    73
>    Chris G3XIZ