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From: "Alan Melia" <Alan.Melia@btinternet.com>
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Subject: LF: Re: FCC ASSIGNS CALL LETTERS TO ARRL 600 METER EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
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Hi Dave the news from the LowFer reflector of the LWCA is that the FCC
always allocate a call early in the process....the general concenus is that
it will take another 9 months to get the go-ahead to "warm the worms up".

Cheers de Alan G3NYK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave G3WCB" <ganymede444@btopenworld.com>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: 23 June 2005 22:07
Subject: LF: FCC ASSIGNS CALL LETTERS TO ARRL 600 METER EXPERIMENTAL GROUP


>
> Slightly off topic (HF of topic?) - this was on the G3EFX Yahoo Group:-
>
>
> "The FCC has given the go-ahead for Amateur Experimental operation on 600
> metres
> - 500 kHz.
>
> See http://500kc.com/ for full details.
>
> FCC ASSIGNS CALL LETTERS TO ARRL 600 METER EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
> Wednesday, 22 June 2005 - Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications
> Commission has issued the call letters WD2XSH for the 600 Meter Part 5
> Experimental operations to be conducted by the ARRL 600 Meter Experimental
> Group. The actual grant of license will be done in the normal course of
> operations by the FCC.
>
> In the meantime, it is reported that members of the Experimental Group are
> melting solder, tuning transmitters, stringing feedlines, and polishing
> their
> keys in eager anticipation of the issuance of the license itself, which
will
> allow then to commence operations on 600 Meters.
>
> All operations will necessarily adhere to the Part 5 rules and to the
> proposed
> plan of research specified in the license application. Results of the
> project
> will be forwarded to the Commission and posted on this web site. When
> transmissions actually commence, we will post a notice on this web page.
>
> Reception reports of the transmissions made by Group participants are
> requested. You do not have to be a member of this group to send us a
> reception
> report. Please use the link at the left side of this web page to enter
your
> reports.
>
> More information as it becomes available, so stay tuned - to 600 Meters,
of
> course!"
>
> 73,
> Dave G3WCB IO91RM
>
>
>