I was only using 100 watts where I am sure the loud Americans were using 1
kilowatt 
Jaco 
ZR6JLL


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: 14 October 2009 04:57 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: America's Blind Hams Group

Just curious:  When you say that you couldn't speak to the Americans, was it

because they could not hear you, or was it due to some sort of license 
restriction that limits who you may contact?

73 Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jaco Lubbe (Bergleeu)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: America's Blind Hams Group


>I love to read the e-mails on the list.
> I had my ICOm 751 up in the North West of South Africa and had coms 1000
> miles south, all the way to cape town and another few miles north to
> Mozambique.  Only had a inverted V for 7 megs (7150).
> Got 5/9's all the way.
> To bad I could not speak to some of the Americans that came through to 
> bend
> needle.
> 73
> ZR6JLL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of steve
> Sent: 14 October 2009 02:46 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: America's Blind Hams Group
>
> That would be great, but you will draw such a pile-up that you won't have
> time to talk to us peons.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jaco Lubbe (Bergleeu)" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 2:37 AM
> Subject: Re: America's Blind Hams Group
>
>
>> Maybe I should buy that r f valve amp I was dreaming of and then hook up
>> with your net then we can have an international blind ham net.
>> How's that for dreaming big?
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators 
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Glen Schroeder
>> Sent: 13 October 2009 10:51 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: America's Blind Hams Group
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> America's Blind Hams Group sounds good to me and for sure Tom should be
>> the
>> net leader.
>>
>> 73  Glen
>> KA9YIU
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Richard Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 7:30 AM
>> Subject: America's Blind Hams Group
>>
>>
>>> Hi Guys,
>>>
>>>   Try this on for grins and in the interductry comments to include check
>>> ins from all listeners.  "America's Blind Hams Groups"!
>>> KF5UB Richard
>>> P S
>>>
>>> With Tom as Net Leader
>>>
>>
>