Return-Path: Received: from rly-da01.mx.aol.com (rly-da01.mail.aol.com [172.19.129.75]) by air-da07.mail.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILINDA072-a5048892afb35a; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:23:28 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-da01.mx.aol.com (v121_r2.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDA018-a5048892afb35a; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:23:11 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1KMC0F-0005L1-3B for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:21:51 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1KMC0D-0005Ks-Pu for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:21:49 +0100 Received: from mail2.imagen.ca ([208.181.178.12]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KMC09-0006rV-6d for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:21:49 +0100 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail2.imagen.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 932131EF9A9D for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:21:37 -0700 (PDT) X-Spam-Score: -2.599 Received: from mail2.imagen.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail2.imagen.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10027) with ESMTP id SWDi10ilRMSD for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:21:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from p1i5f0 (unknown [64.46.58.109]) by mail2.imagen.ca (Postfix) with SMTP id 045E91EF9A76 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:21:30 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <006f01c8edf4$c4f73e80$6d3a2e40@p1i5f0> From: "Steve McDonald" To: References: <000c01c8e8c3$7e117840$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <4880961E.4040803@ntlworld.com> <000901c8e8e0$f8d6bc80$693a2e40@p1i5f0> <4880B1E7.3040008@ntlworld.com> <000a01c8edb7$0174f7a0$713a2e40@p1i5f0> <004101c8edc4$b4bc9590$6401a8c0@asus> <78354821F47346A99538CF6923DD3D22@AGB> Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:21:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: RE: 600m Info Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_helo : n X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : n Gentlemen - I have been happily overwhelmed with numerous responses to my inquiry. Many thanks to all of you who took the time to send links and valuable hints & kinks. I have no idea of our 600m timeline here but things seem to be moving faster than I had anticipated and RAC is pushing hard for our cause with Industry Canada. Hopefully we could be operational later this year but this is just a wishful guess at the moment. I will begin construction shortly on something basic that will give me around 100W for starters and then begin transverter construction in order to run some fsk modes. Our experimental licences will be geared towards fleshing out 600m for regional emergency networks reliability over various paths and conditions. It is also looking as if we will be able to work other stations within the amateur service, either directly on 600m or via crossband but nothing has yet been written in stone. Thanks all again for the flood of good information. 73 - Steve / VE7SL Web: "THE VE7SL RADIO NOTEBOOK" at http://www.imagenisp.ca/jsm