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From: "Dave G3WCB" <ganymede444@btopenworld.com>
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Cc: "John W Gould" <jwgould@iee.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:14:27 -0000
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Subject: RE: LF: Special Research Permits (501-504kHz) for UK Amateurs
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The first UK applicant to get a 500kHz SRP has to buy the beers. (Won't be
me...I haven't yet figured out how to measure the field strength inside my
neighbour's siting-room, will it interfere with his toaster, etc)

73, Dave G3WCB IO91RM

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From: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
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Sent: 21 February 2007 13:17
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Cc: John W Gould
Subject: Re: LF: Special Research Permits (501-504kHz) for UK Amateurs


Hi John and the list,

     Congratulations on your new experimental allocation!   I see that Ofcom
is restricting your experiment to very low power levels:

"In general, considerably lower e.r.p. levels than that permitted in the 136
kHz band are likely to be favourable and this will only be permitted where
it can be demonstrated that increased powers are necessary for research. On
no account will an e.r.p. level of greater than ďż˝ 10 dBW be permitted under
any circumstance."

  This will pretty much preclude transatlantic work, except possibly for
QRS, which is a pity.  I wonder what it is that Ofcom is worried about
interfering with?  The U.S. experimental stations are limited to 20 watts
erp, which is 23dB more than Ofcom is allow U.K. amateurs.


--
73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ/WD2XSH/23
FN42hi
http://www.w4dex.com/wd2xgj.htm

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "John W Gould" <jwgould@iee.org.uk>
> Ofcom has announced today that a limited number of SRPs will me made
> available for 12 months from 1st March. See
>
>
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/licensing/classes/amateur/Notices/200
> 70221
>
> and the RSGB and Spectrum Forum websites.
>
> 73 John, G3WKL
> RSGB HF Manager
>
>
>