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Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:24:27 +0000
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From: Dave Pick <daveyxm@googlemail.com>
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Ron

I would recommend a loop antenna, there are various designs around such as
Jim M0BMU's design, http://www.wireless.org.uk/BPloops2.pdf
Even though you're in the middle of nowhere there, you should stand a chance
of getting some of the US 500kHz stations ( www.500kc.com ) going under the
calls WD2XSH and WE2XGR with numerical suffixes identifying the individual
stations.
We in the UK have 10W ERP but it won't be easy to get right over to you...
Maybe you could contact some of the US stations in the North and do some
test with them first?

Good luck!
Dave G3YXM.

2009/3/14 Ron Thompson <ve8rt@xplornet.com>:
>   I've been reading the occasional posting to the list, wondering if I
could
> find some time and money to work with.  As we do not yet have licences for
> the 500KHz band, the best place to start would be setting up for
receiving.




-- 
G3YXM IO92BK Birmingham UK

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Ron <br><br>I would recommend a loop antenna, there are various designs arou=
nd such as Jim M0BMU&#39;s design, <a href=3D"http://www.wireless.org.uk/BPl=
oops2.pdf">http://www.wireless.org.uk/BPloops2.pdf</a><br>Even though you=
9;re in the middle of nowhere there, you should stand a chance of getting so=
me of the US 500kHz stations ( <a href=3D"http://www.500kc.com">www.500kc.co=
m</a> ) going under the calls WD2XSH and WE2XGR with numerical suffixes iden=
tifying the individual stations.<br>
We in the UK have 10W ERP but it won&#39;t be easy to get right over to you.=
...<br>Maybe you could contact some of the US stations in the North and do s=
ome test with them first?<br><br>Good luck!<br>Dave G3YXM.<br><br>2009/3/14=20=
Ron Thompson &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ve8rt@xplornet.com">ve8rt@xplornet.com</a=
>&gt;:<br>
&gt; =A0 I&#39;ve been reading the occasional posting to the list, wondering=
 if I could<br>&gt; find some time and money to work with. =A0As we do not y=
et have licences for<br>&gt; the 500KHz band, the best place to start would=20=
be setting up for receiving.<br>
<br><br><br><br>-- <br>G3YXM IO92BK Birmingham UK<br><br>

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