Re: LF: Important question on LF QSOs

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

Your website of firsts and the history of LF shows that I set a few of the early 'firsts' on 73kHz and reminds me of what must be the longest QSO in history.

On 12 April 1997 I had a one-way QSO (CW yes, I know !)  with me transmitting to G3YGF/P who had driven out at increasing distances to see how far we could get.  Eventually managed 99km, hugely increasing the maximum distance on that band - and showing that it 'could' be done.

The other half of the QSO wasn't completed until June 2003 just as the 73kHz band was about to be withdrawn  that G3YGF cobbled  together a simple 73 Tx system and transmitted to me to complete the QSO.  He was now using a different location, home QTH just 5km from me, so it doesn't count as a proper QSO , but whateverrrrrr.....

Andy  g4JNt

On 23 March 2018 at 14:50, Alex R7NT <r7nt.73@gmail.com> wrote:

Paul,

first TA full 2way QSOs on 136 in 2001:

from Feb 5 to Feb 19   VA3LK and G3AQC

Feb 13   VE1ZJ(RX) + VE1ZZ(TX) and G3LDO

2001-Mar-15 DARC, RSBG and AMRAD - the sponsors of the Trans-Atlantic Challenge have decided to present awards to Larry VA3LK, Laurie G3AQC, Jack VE1ZZ, John VE1ZJ and Peter G3LDO for their contacts

73! Alex R7NT  136.73.ru

2018-03-23 15:38 GMT+03:00 N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com>:

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