Return-Path: Received: from rly-ma02.mx.aol.com (rly-ma02.mail.aol.com [172.20.116.46]) by air-ma02.mail.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILINMA024-896479b06b52ed; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:09:05 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-ma02.mx.aol.com (v121.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMA028-896479b06b52ed; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:08:54 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1JIhx4-0003L3-IS for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:07:54 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1JIhx3-0003Ku-SF for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:07:53 +0000 Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JIhx1-000690-EU for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:07:53 +0000 Received: from G0MRF@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id l.cef.2865667b (42808) for ; Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:07:40 -0500 (EST) From: G0MRF@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:07:40 EST To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5014 X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: 0.6 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001,NO_REAL_NAME=0.55 Subject: LF: 500kHz report Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1201342060" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.3 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,NO_REAL_NAME 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 : + -------------------------------1201342060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all. Apologies if this has already been posted. I found it in the ARRL newsletter yesterday. David G0MRF * 500 kHz Distance Record Set: On January 17, Neil Schwanitz, V73NS/WD8CRT, on Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands, received a signal from experimental station WD2XSH/20. This experimental station, operated by Rudy Severns N6LF, is located in Cottage Grove, Oregon -- 4737 miles away from the island in the Kwajalein atoll. The 13 words-per-minute CW transmission was copyable by ear and also appeared in the Spectran capture. During this same week, the Belgian BIPT (the equivalent of the FCC) granted Belgian amateurs with full licenses access to 501-504 kHz with up to 5 W ERP; this is the first general amateur allocation at 500 kHz. The ARRL 500 kHz experimental license, WD2XSH, was issued in September 2006 and has 20 active stations. Fritz Raab, W1FR, of Vermont, serves as experimental project manager for The 500 KC Experimental Group for Amateur Radio . Additional information can be found at the experiment's Web site and also in the July/August 2007 issue of QEX . -------------------------------1201342060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi all.

Apologies if this has already been posted. I found it in the ARRL= =20 newsletter yesterday.

David G0MRF

* 500 kHz Distance Record Set: On January 17, Neil=20 Schwanitz,
V73NS/WD8CRT, on Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands, received a= =20 signal
from experimental station WD2XSH/20. This experimental station,=20 operated
by Rudy Severns N6LF, is located in Cottage Grove, Oregon -- 473= 7=20 miles
away from the island in the Kwajalein atoll. The 13 words-per-minut= e=20 CW
transmission was copyable by ear and also appeared in the=20 Spectran
capture. During this same week, the Belgian BIPT (the equivalent= of=20 the
FCC) granted Belgian amateurs with full licenses access to 501-504=20 kHz
with up to 5 W ERP; this is the first general amateur allocation at=20 500
kHz. The ARRL 500 kHz experimental license, WD2XSH, was issued=20 in
September 2006 and has 20 active stations. Fritz Raab, W1FR, of=20 Vermont,
serves as experimental project manager for The 500 KC Experiment= al=20 Group
for Amateur Radio <http://www.500kc.com/>. Additional informa= tion=20 can be
found at the experiment's Web site and also in the July/August=20 2007
issue of QEX <http://www.arrl.org/qex/2007/07/raab.pdf>.=20

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