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Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:00:33 +0100
From: "gii3kev" <gii3kev@netscapeonline.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: LF: Case for a 500kHz Amateur Allocation
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John W Gould wrote:

> At LF Forum events at the annual RSGB HF Convention and more recently at the
> Friedrichshafen Hamfest 2001 a number of amateurs expressed interest in a
> 500kHz allocation. I am thus fairly convinced that there is interest in such
> an allocation.  As a member of the RSGB HF Committee I have recently been
> asked to see if I could put a case together for requesting such an
> allocation.  This e-mail is to ask for confirmation that amateurs would be
> interested in experimenting on both technical and operating matter at
> 500kHz.
>
> I would be grateful therefore for UK amateurs and SWLs to send me a brief
> e-mail stating your interest, together with agreement that I can pass your
> callsign/SWL number forward as part of a possible submission.
>
> Please send the response directly to me at g3wkl@btinternet.com and not the
> reflector.
>
> Please do not set your expectations too high - this is very speculative!

This desire to have a slot on 500 khz has been expressed by many radio
amateurs
before since the band was vacated by the marine service, although there
are
still a few stragglers about.
I am surprised that the RSGB has not already approached the DTI/Radio
about the
possibility.
I would be interested along with may others that I have spoken to, most
of whom
are not on email so they will not be able to contact you. They have
expressed
their interest to the RSGB via various sources in the past but nothing
has
materialised.

Surprised at you interest since I have not heard you on any LF band.
de G3KEV

>
>
> 73 and regards
> John Gould
> G3WKL