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Re: LF: Important question on LF QSOs

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Subject: Re: LF: Important question on LF QSOs
From: David Bowman <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:07:11 +0000
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Hi Paul.

I believe historically this has been acceptable.

The first amateur signal to cross the Atlantic on 136kHz was on 10th Sept 2000.  That was high power at the EU end with an antenna about 200ft high and resulted in a crossband QSO using QRSS 3 on 136k and normal CW on 20m in Canada.

Following that, if my memory is correct there was a gap of around a few weeks followed by some QSOs that did take more than one night. One of these may have been the first 2-way 136k QSO. G3LDO from memory.
Mike XDV or Alan will probably recall the usual suspects of the time.

On the other hand, as we were reminded by Mal a few days ago,  in the winter months DFCW QRSS or even JT9 will not be a problem. It's encouraging to see your signal stable for hours at a time on the various plots.

I'm planning another remote operation from October 18 through the winter months on 136k and 630m. Just need to collect some antenna hardware and high voltage band switching parts over the summer.

73

David

On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 12:38 PM, N1BUG <[email protected]> wrote:
LF / 2200 meter community,

I am a little afraid to ask this question. I don't want to start a
"war" here. But...

What is the feeling in the LF community about a QSO (DFCW or QRSS)
which takes more than a single night to complete? Is this OK or will
it be seen as cheating?

I am a very conservative operator but I cannot think of any reason
why a QSO spanning a few nights would not be perfectly OK. To me it
seems that's just taking advantage of available propagation and
(very slow) modes which can get information across.

I do think that if the operators stop for some nights, the QSO
should reset to the beginning because that is a new attempt.

I'm trying to find out what the community feels about this. I want
to be a respectable member of this community, not an invading
outlaw. ;-) If a QSO taking a few nights is considered evil, I won't
do it. Now is your chance to educate me.

73,
Paul N1BUG


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