Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dc07.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dc07.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.64.135]) by air-ma03.mail.aol.com (v127_r1.1) with ESMTP id MAILINMA034-b5134b8913d533c; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:45:09 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dc07.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id AA560380000BA; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:45:07 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NlM1O-0007mi-5o for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:43:50 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NlM1N-0007mZ-QW for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:43:49 +0000 Received: from smtp.qtxt.dns-iol.com ([195.200.78.13]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NlM1K-0004e6-Tz for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:43:49 +0000 Received: (qmail 17003 invoked by uid 507); 27 Feb 2010 13:43:32 +0100 Received: from unknown (HELO JR) (john.rabson@numeo.fr@217.67.155.178) by smtp.qtxt.dns-iol.com with SMTP; 27 Feb 2010 13:43:32 +0100 Message-ID: <201002271343370718.11AF488E@smtp2.numeo.fr> In-Reply-To: References: <57a24ca71002261728s1be02142h83d7b0d8931e540@mail.gmail.com> <377207.23110.qm@web28105.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> X-Mailer: Courier 3.50.00.09.1098 (http://www.rosecitysoftware.com) (P) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:43:37 +0100 From: "John RABSON" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: RE: Special Permits for Amateur Radio Operation below 9kHz? Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d40874b8913d345bf X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 History repeats itself. In the early days of radio, amateurs were allocat= ed "200m and down" with the comment that "they won't be able to get out of= their backyards with that". When it became clear that HF was useful for long distances, a similar phil= osophy seems to have been applied to VHF and upwards. And so on. 73, John F5VLF *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 27/02/2010 at 11:24 Rik Strobbe wrote: >Warren , Pete, > >when back in the mid 90's the initial request for a longwave amateur >segment (what later turned out to be 137kHz) was discussed, one of the bi= g >telecom "bobo's" stated that they saw no harm that amateurs would transmi= t >there with max. 1 W EIRP as with that power one wouldn't be able to get >any further than the other end of the town. >It turned out a bit different, unless you see the world as one big town= ;-) > >73, Rik ON7YD >________________________________