Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18649 invoked from network); 5 Feb 2001 13:19:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.servers.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by extortion.plus.net with SMTP; 5 Feb 2001 13:19:30 -0000 Received: (qmail 19283 invoked from network); 5 Feb 2001 13:22:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys with SMTP; 5 Feb 2001 13:22:21 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14PlQx-0006EN-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 05 Feb 2001 13:11:55 +0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be ([134.58.10.6]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.16 #1) id 14PlQv-0006EG-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 05 Feb 2001 13:11:54 +0000 Received: from LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be (LCBD15.fys.kuleuven.ac.be [134.58.80.15]) by mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be (8.9.3/8.9.0) with SMTP id OAA138178 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:11:36 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <3.0.1.16.20010205150224.2dbfd5ba@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> X-Sender: pb623250@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (16) Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2001 15:02:24 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org From: "Rik Strobbe" Subject: Re: LF: G3AQC complete call Q5 in USA In-reply-to: <3A7C2009.28DC7209@bellatlantic.net> References: <3.0.1.16.20010203164017.3fd7a4a4@mail.cc.kuleuven.ac.be> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Hi André, >The problem is not with the AMRAD licenses, unfortunately. The FCC issued us >(AMRAD) a "Part 5 license", i.e., an experimental license that only allows us >to talk to one another, not as amateur operators, but as experimenters. (We >all have the same call-sign WA2XTF). Hence we cannot communicate with other >hams. I wasn't aware of that. But since Dexter could copy UK stations running abt. 350mW ERP it might be worth putting up a 24h beacon arround 137790, would allow the Eu's to monitor beacons in the US and Canada at same time (just stay a few Hz away from Larry). 73, Rik ON7YD