Return-Path: Received: (qmail 9132 invoked from network); 17 Apr 2000 12:28:58 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by redlabel.core.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 17 Apr 2000 12:28:58 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12hAYQ-00027H-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:23:02 +0100 Received: from mserv1a.u-net.net ([195.102.240.34]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 12hAYP-00027C-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:23:01 +0100 Received: from rsgb.u-net.com ([195.102.80.225] helo=rsgb.org.uk) by mserv1a.u-net.net with esmtp (Exim 2.10 #63) id 12hAYd-0007JP-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:23:16 +0100 Received: from miked by rsgb.org.uk with SMTP (MDaemon.v2.8.7.0.R) for ; Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:14:51 +0100 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:14:49 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: LF: End of 73 kHz In-reply-to: <001101bfa85e$4030dec0$2301a8c0@maly.cz.gmc.net> X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.11) X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Return-Path: miked@mail.rsgbhq Message-ID: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: OK1FIG wrote: > I heard that N.O.V. for 73 kHz ends this June or July. Is it true? Will it > have any continuation? What is the reason? Can anybody provide me with > brief info? I need it for article "Long waves" that I write regularly for > Czech ham magazin. > Petr, The history is as follows: When an LF allocation was requested, we were told: "do you want 73kHz now, or wait until the pan-European allocation happens?". Of course we (and that includes the cave enthusiasts who started it all off) said: "73 now" ! The band was due to close on 31 December 1999, but the RSGB got it extended by six months to 30 June 2000. There are proposals to continue with a band in this part of the spectrum, but it is not yet known whether this will be possible. Obviously, if distances of nearly 2000km have already been achieved on 73, it would be useful to be able to compare the transatlantic path in due course. Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT) http://www.dennison.demon.co.uk/activity.htm