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« on: March 15, 2012, 02:23:59 PM »

I just got an email from the Feds (that normally is not good news).

They granted me an experimental license - WG2XCT  - for 495 -510 Khz - 800 watts - 5 watts erp



Looking forward to a solid state transmitter a la Steve  - except maybe class D  - I think I have heard Steve say that D and E are not much different at 500 Khz.

Pat
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« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2012, 02:36:58 PM »

Congratulations Pat!

It will be interesting to learn of your experiences down there.

The two Drake RR-3 (marine variant of the amateur R-7) I recently repaired came standard with the optional (in the R-7)  Aux-7 board programmed for the 500 Khz range with a selectable fixed channel crystal for the old maritime emergency frequency.  Maybe it is time I apply for a permit to join the fun down there.
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« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2012, 03:12:24 PM »

I don't think it will be long until we get a band down there.

Pat
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2012, 03:33:20 PM »

Early 2013 per Freddy
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2012, 03:36:35 PM »

I don't think it will be long until we get a band down there.

Pat

Delegates attending the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12) have approved a new 7-kilohertz-wide secondary allocation between 472-479 kHz for the Amateur Radio Service.

More information here: http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-gets-secondary-mf-allocation-at-wrc-12
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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2012, 06:19:54 PM »

Pat

Let me know when you're ready for a QSO. QRV on cw, QRSS, all digital modes and SSB.

Some 500 kHz Class D ... and other 500 kHz stuff:

http://www.w1vd.com/137-500KWTX.html

http://www.w1vd.com/137-500Phasingexciter.html

http://www.w1vd.com/9505MF.html

Jay WE2XGR/2
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2012, 06:28:54 PM »

I'll do that Jay. I have heard your signal. I recently put a decent receive antenna for LW and am amazed at the DX that I have heard.

I put up a Clifton Labs active antenna and two of the CM chokes Jack designed and was just blown away by the reduction in hash and trash.

I thought good NDB DX was 200 miles until the day I put it up. I heard three Canadians and one in the Bahamas that afternoon   - also heard you and a station in Virgina as well as the NC station.

My antenna won't be killer - thinking about a capacitive hat top loaded vertical 45 feet high or so loaded with a variometer.

Got more work to do!

Pat
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