There are some nice catalysts there that I was not familiar with. How did you find them?
The honey farm has been a great tool for constructing low-period oscillators:
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#C Honey farm hasslers.
#C There is an unusual proliferation of oscillators engineered this
#C way, because there are so many ways to perturb a honey farm in
#C such a way that it reappears in the same location.
#C Stamp collection by Matthias Merzenich, 6 April 2018
x = 387, y = 262, rule = B3/S23
179bo137b2o31b2o$156bo20b3o138bo31bo$27bo128b3o17bo141bob2o25b2obo$7b
2obo16b3o100b2o5b2obo18bo16b2o109b2obo6b2obo18bobo8bo7bo8bobo$7bob2o
19bo100bo5bob2o17b2o21b2o104bob2o6bob2o20bob2o4bobo5bobo4b2obo$5b2o4b
2o16b2o9b2o88bo4b2o4b2o38bo109b2o2b2o4b2o17bobobo5bo7bo5bobobo$5bo5bo
28bo89b2o3bo5bo18b3o16bobo109bo3bo5bo14b2o2bo27bo2b2o$6bo5bo18b3o4bobo
95bo5bo16bo3bo9b3o3b2o111bo3bo5bo13bobob2o2b3o15b3o2b2obobo$5b2o4b2o
17bo3bo3b2o90b2o3b2o4b2o15bo5bo7bo3bo114b2o2b2o4b2o10b2obobo4bo3bo13bo
3bo4bobob2o$7b2obo18bo5bo95bo5b2obo18bo3bo7bo5bo109b2obo6b2obo12bobob
2o3bo5bo11bo5bo3b2obobo$7bob2o18bo5bo94bo6bob2o14b2o3b3o9bo3bo110bob2o
6bob2o14bo6bo5bo11bo5bo6bo$5b2o4b2o16bo5bo94b2o3b2o4b2o11bobo16b3o109b
2o14b2o10bobob2o3bo5bo11bo5bo3b2obobo$5bo5bo13b2o3bo3bo100bo5bo12bo
130bo15bo11b2obobo4bo3bo13bo3bo4bobob2o$6bo5bo11bobo4b3o96b2o4bo5bo10b
2o21b2o108bo15bo13bobob2o2b3o15b3o2b2obobo$5b2o4b2o11bo106bo3b2o4b2o
15b2o16bo108b2o14b2o13b2o2bo27bo2b2o$7b2obo12b2o9b2o94bo6b2obo18bo17b
3o107b2obo6b2obo19bobobo5bo7bo5bobobo$7bob2o23bo95b2o5bob2o15b3o20bo
107bob2o6bob2o20bob2o4bobo5bobo4b2obo$35b3o118bo162bobo8bo7bo8bobo$37b
o280bob2o25b2obo$318bo31bo$317b2o31b2o9$33b2o$32bobo$32bo$30b2ob4o337b
2o$29bobobo2bo336bo2bo$29bobobo342bo$2o4b2o19b2o2bo344bo$bo5bo18bo4b2o
337bo3bobo$o5bo19b5o10b2o326bo3bobo$2o4b2o16b2o4bo10bo119b2o6bo199bo4b
o$23bo2b3o4b3o3bobo85b2obo5b2o23bo6bobo184b2o2bo10b4o$2o4b2o15b2obo5bo
3bo2b2o86bob2o6bo15b2o3b2obo7bo159b2o24bo2bobo19b2o$bo5bo18bo4bo5bo7bo
85b2o3bo16bo4bobo13b3o152bobo24bobobo19bo$o5bo16b3o5bo5bo5b3o85bo4b2o
16b3obo14bo3bo153bo23b2obob2o8b3o5bobo$2o4b2o15bo7bo5bo4bo89bo23bob2o
12bo5bo108b2obo6b2obo26b4ob2o20bo3b2o3bo5bo3bo4b2o$28b2o2bo3bo5bob2o
85b2o3b2o23b3o8bo5bo108bob2o6bob2o26bo2bobobo18bob2o2b2o7bo5bo$2o4b2o
19bobo3b3o4b3o2bo81b2obo6bo22bo3bo7bo5bo112b2o2b2o4b2o29bobo18bobo2bob
o3bo3bo5bo$bo5bo19bo10bo4b2o82bob2o5bo22bo5bo7bo3bo113bo3bo5bo12b2o16b
o2b2o17b3o2b2o7bo5bo$o5bo19b2o10b5o82b2o9b2o21bo5bo8b3o115bo3bo5bo10b
4o14b2o4bo20b2o3bo5bo3bo$2o4b2o28b2o4bo82bo33bo5bo12b2obo109b2o2b2o4b
2o9bobo2bo15b5o14b5obob2o8b3o$37bo2b2o84bo9b2o22bo3bo14bob3o103b2obo4b
o5bo10b2o2bobo8b3o3bo4b2o12bo2bo2bobo18b2o$35bobobo85b2o10bo23b3o13bob
o4bo102bob2o5bo5bo14bobo6bo3bo5b2o2bo16bo2bo17bo2bo$32bo2bobobo87b2obo
5bo31bo7bob2o3b2o106b2o2b2o4b2o16b2o4bo5bo5bob2o17b2o18bobo2bo2bo$32b
4ob2o88bob2o5b2o29bobo6bo114bo3bo5bo16b3o4bo5bo5bo28b3o8b2obob5o$36bo
131bo6b2o115bo3bo5bo14bobo5bo5bo4b2o27bo3bo5bo3b2o$34bobo254b2o2b2o4b
2o14b2o7bo3bo33bo5bo7b2o2b3o$34b2o251b2obo6b2obo26b3o34bo5bo3bo3bobo2b
obo$287bob2o6bob2o63bo5bo7b2o2b2obo$359b2o4bo3bo5bo3b2o3bo$330b2o26bob
o5b3o8b2obob2o$330bo27bo19bobobo$331b3o23b2o19bobo2bo$333bo31b4o10bo2b
2o$364bo4bo$363bobo3bo$362bobo3bo$362bo$362bo$362bo2bo$30b2o10b2o319b
2o$29bo2bo8bo2bo$29b3o2b6o2b3o$32b2o6b2o$31bo10bo$b2o4b2obo12b2o6b2obo
4bob2o$2bo4bob2o12bobo10b2o$bo9b2o12b3o25b2o$b2o8bo12bo3bo9bo13bobo$
12bo11b5o3bo4bobo10b3o$b2o8b2o14b2o3b3obo3bo8bo3bo99bo$2bo4b2obo13b5o
3bo3bo3bo4b5o2b2o73b2obo6b2obo12b3o$bo5bob2o13bo3bo7bo3bo3b3ob2o77bob
2o6bob2o15bo17bo$b2o2b2o18b3o9bobo5b5o2b2o77b2o8b2o12b2o15b3o$5bo17bob
o12bo10bo3bo77bo9bo29bo$b2o3bo16b2o5b2o18b3o79bo9bo18bo9b2o174b2o$2bo
2b2o23bo10bo10bobo76b2o8b2o17bobo184b2o$bo5b2obo16b2obobo3b2ob3o11b2o
72b2obo6b2obo18b2ob2o175b3o$b2o4bob2o16bob2obo3bo2b2o86bob2o6bob2o19bo
bo3bo171bo3bo$32bo5b2ob2o82b2o8b2o24bo3bobo145b2o8bo13bo5bo$32bob4o3bo
83bo9bo28b2ob2o144b2o6b3o13bo5bo$33bo3bobobo84bo9bo28bobo152bo16bo5bo$
34bo3bobo84b2o8b2o18b2o9bo153b2o5b2o9bo3bo2b2o$33b2o4bo87b2obo6b2obo
15bo171b2o9b3o3bobo$127bob2o6bob2o12b3o15b2o154bo19bo$153bo17bo145b3o
27b2o$172b3o141bo3bo$174bo140bo5bo$316bo3bo$287b2obo5b2o19b3o24bo$287b
ob2o6bo47b2o$291b2o3bo47b2o$291bo4b2o$292bo$291b2o3b2o$287b2obo6bo$
287bob2o5bo$291b2o3b2o$291bo$292bo3b2o23b2o$291b2o4bo22b2o$35bo6bo244b
2obo5bo25bo24b3o$29bo5b3o4bobo242bob2o5b2o48bo3bo$28bobo7bo2bobo301bo
5bo$28bobo6b2o4bo5b2o114b2o16b2o35bo2bo122bo3bo$b2o3b2o3b2o13b3ob2o17b
o114bobo16bobo33bo98b2o27b3o$2bo3b2o3b2o12bo13b3o5bobo114bo20bo31b2o
100bo19bo$bo24b3ob2o6bo3bo4b2o113b2ob4o12b4ob2o26bo6b2obo94bobo3b3o9b
2o$b2o3b2o3b2o15bob2o5bo5bo117bobobo2bo12bo2bobobo28bo3bo2bo95b2o2bo3b
o9b2o5b2o$6bobobobo24bo5bo117bobob2o2b2o8b2o2b2obobo28b3obo3bo97bo5bo
16bo$b2o5bobo26bo5bo114b2obob2o2b2o2bo6bo2b2o2b2obob2o22bo11bo96bo5bo
13b3o6b2o$2bo4b2obo27bo3bo116bobobob2o2b2obo4bob2o2b2obobobo24bo3bob3o
99bo5bo13bo8b2o$bo9b2o19b3o4b3o117bo2bo4b2o3bo4bo3b2o4bo2bo25bo2bo3bo
100bo3bo$b2o9bo18bo3bo122b2o3b3obob3o6b3obob3o3b2o24bob2o6bo98b3o$11bo
18bo5bo128bo3bo10bo3bo37b2o94b2o$b2o8b2o17bo5bo91b2obo4b2o3b2o13b6o26b
6o27bo13b4o79b2o$2bo9bo17bo5bo5b2obo82bob2o4b2o3b2o12bo2bo3bo4bo14bo4b
o3bo2bo13b2o7bo2bo9b2o7bo$bo9bo13b2o4bo3bo6b2ob3o84b2o21b2o3b2o5bo14bo
5b2o3b2o9b2obo2bob2o16b2o2b2o3bo$b2o8b2o11bobo5b3o13bo83bo3b2o3b2o17bo
28bo14b2o2bo4bo20b2o2bo$24bo17b2ob3o85bo2bobobobo15bobo28bobo17bo10bo$
23b2o5bo4b2o6bobo86b2o4bobo12bo4bobo28bobo4bo13bobo6bobo4bo$30bobo2bo
7bobo82b2obo5b2obo12b3o5bo5bo14bo5bo5b3o21bo3bo2bobo$29bobo4b3o5bo83bo
b2o9b2o13bo4bo4bobo12bobo4bo4bo24bo3bobo3bo$31bo6bo87b2o14bo12bo5bo3b
2ob2o10b2ob2o3bo5bo23bo3bobo3bo$126bo14bo13b2o4bo4bobo12bobo4bo4b2o24b
obo2bo3bo$127bo13b2o18bo5bo14bo5bo31bo4bobo6bobo$126b2o14bo15bobo28bob
o34bo10bo$128b2obo9bo16bobo28bobo16bo2b2o20bo4bo2b2o$128bob2o9b2o17bo
28bo17bo3b2o2b2o16b2obo2bob2o$155b2o3b2o5bo14bo5b2o3b2o12bo7b2o9bo2bo
7b2o$155bo2bo3bo4bo14bo4bo3bo2bo13b4o13bo$156b6o26b6o29b2o$165bo3bo10b
o3bo35bo6b2obo$158b2o3b3obob3o6b3obob3o3b2o31bo3bo2bo$159bo2bo4b2o3bo
4bo3b2o4bo2bo32b3obo3bo$159bobobob2o2b2obo4bob2o2b2obobobo29bo11bo54b
2obo6b2obo32b2o$158b2obob2o2b2o2bo6bo2b2o2b2obob2o29bo3bob3o57bob2o6bo
b2o23bo7bobo$161bobob2o2b2o8b2o2b2obobo33bo2bo3bo61b2o2b2o25b3o8bo$
161bobobo2bo12bo2bobobo33bob2o6bo58bo3bo25bo$45bo9bo106b2ob4o12b4ob2o
40b2o62bo3bo24b2o$45b3o5b3o108bo20bo41bo63b2o2b2o32b3o$32b2o14bo3bo14b
2o95bobo16bobo37bo2bo60b2obo6b2obo27bo3bo$26b2o5bo13b2o3b2o13bo5b2o90b
2o16b2o102bob2o6bob2o17b3o6bo5bob2o$27bo3bo37bo3bo217b2o8b2o10b2o2bo3b
o6bo3bo2b2o$27bob4o6b2o8b3o8b2o6b4obo217bo9bo11b2obo5bo6b3o$2o5bob2o
14b2obo6bo3b3o6bo3bo6b3o3bo6bob2o216bo9bo14bo3bo$bo5b2obo15bobob2obo2b
2o4bo4bo5bo4bo4b2o2bob2obobo216b2o8b2o15b3o$o4b2o19bobob2o2b2ob7o3bo5b
o3b7ob2o2b2obobo212b2obo6b2obo26b2o$2o4bo16b2obo16bo3bo5bo3bo16bob2o
209bob2o6bob2o27bo$5bo17bo2bobob2o2b2ob7o4bo3bo4b7ob2o2b2obobo2bo238bo
8b3o$2o3b2o17bobobob2obo2b2o4bo6b3o6bo4b2o2bob2obobobo238bobo7bo$bo5bo
b2o14b2obo6bo3b3o17b3o3bo6bob2o239b2o$o6b2obo16bob4o6b2o19b2o6b4obo$2o
9b2o14bo3bo16b3o18bo3bo$12bo13b2o5bo13b6o14bo5b2o$2o9bo20b2o12bob2o17b
2o$bo9b2o31b3o4bobo$o6bob2o32bo3bo2b2ob3o$2o5b2obo32b2ob2o4bo3bo157b2o
$44bobo7bobo157bo$44bo2bo2b6o104b2o4b2o9b2o27b2o3b2obo$45b2o2bobo108bo
bo2bobo9b2o27bo4bobo$46bob2ob5o106bo2bo41b3obo$46bo2bobo2bobo104bo4bo
42bob2o$47bo3b2o3bo104b6o$48b3o2b3o71b2obo6bob2o21b4o20b2o14b2o17bo2b
2o$50bo2bo73bob2o6b2obo45bo15bo2b2o5b3o6b2o2bo$131b2o2b2o19b2o19b3o4bo
bo16b2obo4bo3bo4b5o113b2o$131bo4bo20bo18bo3bo3b2o21bo2bo5bo121bobo$
132bo2bo21bobo4b3o8bo5bo25bo3bo3bo124bo2b2o$131b2o2b2o21b2o3bo3bo7bo5b
o21b2obo5b3o5b5o99b2o13b2obobo$127b2obo6bob2o21bo5bo6bo5bo20bo2b2o14b
2o2bo99bo16bo$127bob2o6b2obo21bo5bo7bo3bo3b2o16b2o17bo2b2o99bobo11b4o$
125b2o14b2o19bo5bo8b3o4bobo139b2o11bo3b2o$125bo16bo15b2o3bo3bo18bo153b
3o2bo$126bo14bo15bobo4b3o19b2o98b2o3b2o4b2obo41bob2o$125b2o14b2o14bo
50b2o3b2o71b2o3b2o4bob2o19bo21bo$127b2obo6bob2o15b2o20b4o26bobobobo80b
2o23b3o18b2o$67b2o58bob2o6b2obo36b6o22b2obobobo73b2o3b2o2bo27bo8b3o$
66bo2bo107bo4bo22bobobo3bo2b2o68bobobobo3bo19b2o4b2o7bo3bo$27bo7bo29bo
bobo108bo2bo27bob2o3bobo69bobo4b2o20bo12bo5bo$26bobo4b3o28b3obo96b2o9b
obo2bobo24bobo7bo68b2obo6b2obo16bobo4b3o3bo5bo$27bo4bo31b3o16b2o80b2o
9b2o4b2o24bobo7b2o71b2o4bob2o17b2o3bo3bo2bo5bo$32b2o48bobo124bo82bo8b
2o19bo5bo2bo3bo3b2o$80b3o208bo9bo20bo5bo3b3o4bobo$2o5b2obo18b3o37bo6b
2obo3bo207b2o9bo19bo5bo12bo$bo5bob2o12b2o3bo3bo35bobo3bo5bob2o208bo8b
2o20bo3bo7b2o4b2o$o4b2o16b2o2bo5bo33b2ob2o2bo5bo210bo5b2obo23b3o8bo$2o
3bo22bo3bo35bobo3bo5bob2o207b2o4bob2o15b2o18b3o$6bo22b3o37bo6b2obo3bo
232bo21bo$2o3b2o73b3o230b2obo$bo5b2obo42b2o27bobo228bo2b3o$o6bob2o23b
3o16bobo27b2o229b2o3bo11b2o$2o3b2o4b2o20bo3bo17b3o258b4o11bobo$5bo5bo
20bo5bo2b2o11bo3bob2o6bo247bo16bo$2o4bo5bo20bo3bo3b2o11b2obo5bo3bobo
244bobob2o13b2o$bo3b2o4b2o21b3o20bo5bo2b2ob2o243b2o2bo$o6b2obo43b2obo
5bo3bobo248bobo$2o5bob2o21b2o20bo3bob2o6bo250b2o$33bo4bo16b3o$30b3o4bo
bo13bobo$30bo7bo14b2o16b3o111b2o$69bob3o110bobo$68bobobo106b2o2bo$68bo
2bo107bo2bob2o$69b2o110b2obobo$185bo3$182b3o$181bo3bo$180bo5bo$180bo5b
o$180bo5bo$181bo3bo2b2o$127b2obo6b2obo28bo12b3o3bobo$127bob2o6bob2o26b
3o20bo$131b2o2b2o29bo23b2o$131bo3bo30b2o$132bo3bo35b3o$131b2o2b2o16b2o
2bo5b3o8bo12bo$2b2o3bob2o12bo11bo91b2obo6b2obo12bo2bobo3bo3bo6bo11bobo
$3bo3b2obo12b3o7b3o91bob2o6bob2o13bob2o3bo5bo18b2o140bo7b2o$2bo8b2o13b
o5bo92b2o8b2o4b2o12bo5bo5bo160b3o5b2o7bo$2b2o8bo12b2o5b2o91bo9bo5bo14b
2o3bo5bo154bo8bo11b3o$11bo114bo9bo5bo14bo4bo3bo121b2obo4b2o3b2o19b3o5b
2o10bo$2b2o7b2o16b3o93b2o8b2o4b2o12bo7b3o122bob2o4b2o3b2o22bo16b2o$3bo
5b2o17bo3bo94b2obo6b2obo14b2o45b2o82b2o4b2o30b2o6b3o$2bo7bo16bo5bo93bo
b2o6bob2o52b3o7bo82bo5bo3b2o3b2o28bo3bo$2b2o5bo18bo3bo159bo3bo4bo85bo
5bo2bobobobo27bo5bo$9b2o18b3o159bo5bo3b2o83b2o4b2o4bobo29bo5bo7b2ob2o$
2b2o3b2o182bo5bo5bo84b2obo5b2obo13b2o14bo5bo7b2obo2bo$3bo4bo18b2o5b2o
135b2o18bo5bo3b2obo83bob2o9b2o10bo2bo2b2o10bo3bo11bob2o$2bo4bo20bo5bo
136bobo11bo6bo3bo3bobo2bo86b2o8bo11b2o2bobo11b3o12bo$2b2o3b2o16b3o7b3o
133bo12bo8b3o5bo2b2o86bo8bo14b2o28b2o$25bo11bo146b3o106bo7b2o13bo26bob
o2b2o$191b2o99b2o8bo10b2obo26b2o2bo2bo$167b2o23bo95b2obo9bo11bo2bob2o
28b2o$168bo20b3o96bob2o9b2o12b2ob2o$168bobo3b3o12bo$169b2o2bo3bo$172bo
5bo159b2o$172bo5bo141b2o16bo$172bo5bo142bo10b2o5b3o$173bo3bo140b3o11bo
8bo$174b3o141bo7b2o5b3o$326b2o7bo2$173bo$172bobob2o$173b2obo2bo$175bo
2b2o$172bobo$172b2o!
I'll repeat my thoughts on constructing these oscillators here.
The general idea is to place two honey farms near each other and place catalysts in a rotationally symmetric pattern. The hope is that the catalysts will cause the honey farm to reappear in the same location, as in this p25 oscillator:
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x = 33, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
16bo$6b2o7bobo$7bo7bobo$7bobo3b2obo$8b2o2bo3bobobo$13bobobob2o3b2o$11b
obobobo6bo$11b2o3b2o7bo$20b2o2b2o$20bobo$22bob4o$21b2obo2bo$11b3o13bob
2obo$10bo3bo11b2obob2o$9bo5bo3b3o$3b2o4bo5bo2bo3bo3b3o$3bo2bo2bo5bobo
5bo2bo2bo$4b3o3bo3bo2bo5bo4b2o$11b3o3bo5bo$2obob2o11bo3bo$ob2obo13b3o$
5bo2bob2o$5b4obo$10bobo$7b2o2b2o$7bo7b2o3b2o$8bo6bobobobo$7b2o3b2obobo
bo$12bobobo3bo2b2o$16bob2o3bobo$15bobo7bo$15bobo7b2o$16bo!
There are different ways to find and place the necessary catalysts. For the pattern above, I initially found a honey farm catalyst with Bellman. I then tried different rotationally-symmetric honey farm placements and tried to place smaller catalysts by hand. I eventually found a sacrificial block that restored the honey farms, and I was able to replace the block using Bellman.
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x = 196, y = 33, rule = B3/S23
179bo$169b2o7bobo$170bo7bobo$170bobo3b2obo$171b2o2bo3bobobo$7b2o58b2o
58b2o47bobobob2o3b2o$7bo59bo46b2o11bo46bobobobo6bo$8bo59bo45b2o12bo45b
2o3b2o7bo$3b2o2b2o54b2o2b2o54b2o2b2o54b2o2b2o$3bobo57bobo57bobo57bobo$
5bob4o20bo33bob4o20bo33bob4o20bo33bob4o$4b2obo2bo53b2obo2bo53b2obo2bo
53b2obo2bo$10bob2obo17bo20b3o13bob2obo17bo20b3o13bob2obo17bo20b3o13bob
2obo$9b2obob2o37bo3bo11b2obob2o37bo3bo11b2obob2o37bo3bo11b2obob2o$2b3o
18bobobobobobobo16bo5bo3b3o18bobobobobobobo16bo5bo3b3o18bobobobobobobo
16bo5bo3b3o$bo3bo3b3o34b2o4bo5bo2bo3bo3b3o34b2o4bo5bo2bo3bo3b3o34b2o4b
o5bo2bo3bo3b3o$o5bo2bo2bo20bo12bo2bo2bo5bobo5bo2bo2bo20bo12bo2bo2bo5bo
bo5bo2bo2bo20bo12bo2bo2bo5bobo5bo2bo2bo$o5bo4b2o34b3o3bo3bo2bo5bo4b2o
34b3o3bo3bo2bo5bo4b2o34b3o3bo3bo2bo5bo4b2o$o5bo24bo22b3o3bo5bo24bo22b
3o3bo5bo24bo22b3o3bo5bo$bo3bo37b2obob2o11bo3bo37b2obob2o11bo3bo37b2obo
b2o11bo3bo$2b3o38bob2obo13b3o38bob2obo13b3o38bob2obo13b3o$48bo2bob2o
53bo2bob2o53bo2bob2o$48b4obo54b4obo54b4obo$53bobo57bobo57bobo$50b2o2b
2o54b2o2b2o54b2o2b2o$50bo59bo12b2o45bo7b2o3b2o$51bo59bo11b2o46bo6bobob
obo$50b2o58b2o58b2o3b2obobobo$175bobobo3bo2b2o$179bob2o3bobo$178bobo7b
o$178bobo7b2o$179bo!
Dongook Lee (Scorbie) used a gencols mod that supports symmetry to find several other rotationally-symmetric honey farm hasslers (method described
here).
Many years ago, Jason Summers used a program that added sparks to random agars to find many spark-assisted honey farm hasslers. Since then, sparks haven't been used much in the construction of these oscillators, so it might be a good idea to revisit.
What I am most hopeful for is a gun based on the following glider-releasing reaction:
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x = 12, y = 9, rule = B3/S23
10b2o$10bo$2b3o3bobo$bo3bo2b2o$o5bo$o5bo$o5bo$bo3bo$2b3o!
The use of modern search tools and sparkers might get us some results in this area. Arie Paap (wildmyron) has recently used JLS to great effect for finding new low-period sparkers.