To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <60.64c0679e.30f00b8e@aol.com> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 18:37:12 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Subject: Re: Re[2]: LF: Loran Line or U.S. MedFER? Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 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-PN-SpamFiltered: by PlusNet MXCore (v2.00) Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

Hi John what a difference, in the UK top band was the 2m of its day. Whilst there were a few the DXers, it was used a lot for local chatting (AM of course) and inter-G activity. The only other country in Europe licenced for it them was OK. We were limited to 10watts DC input in the late 50s and 60s.....great fun....easy construction (well compared with 2m) ..... I learned a lot of radio playing up there.

Yes Loran-A sterilized a portion of the band between about 1920 and 1980 in the UK, but a good noise limiter could be quite useful.

Cheers de Alan G3NYK

----- Original Message -----

From: WarmSpgs@aol.com

To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org

Sent: 06 January 2006 18:06

Subject: Re: Re[2]: LF: Loran Line or U.S. MedFER?

> ...multiple bandsaws fading in and out with their relative phases wobbling around like the efforts of a not very good disco DJ.

Excellent description, John! And a rather slow disco DJ, at that.

Here, I believe the frequency span was roughly 1700 to 1900. One could often hear them with an AM broadcast receiver, and 160m was largely the Unknown & Barely Usable Ham Band.