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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 18:02:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Clifford Buttschardt" <cbuttsch@slonet.org>
To: "Finbar O'Connor" <beachwood@tinet.ie>
Cc: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Subject: Re: LF: re: 500khz
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Hi Finbar and the group.  Your logging of the 500 KHz stations was
appreciated!  I too spent a great deal of time at sea listening carefully
on 500 KHz and even lower frequencies on old fashioned CW. 
     After retiring from teaching, I simply insisted that I accomplish a
lifetime dream of going to sea as an R/O.  This was supposed to be a one
time lark but the opportunity lasted almost ten years.
     My observation of 500 KHz signals is similar to yours.  I have a log
just like yours kept over the years primarily of stations in the Pacific
both North and South of the Equator.  One will never forget the thrill of
ZLS calling CQ using MCW when in the South China Sea.  I worked KFS on the
last day of 500 KHz operation.  More power to your memory.
     There maybe a possibility of ham operation around 400 KHz, but
looking at the IRU allocations, some marine frequencies would have to be
reassigned.  Again as you, I have thought in similar terms!  73
Cliff  K7RR