Return-Path: Received: from rly-dd01.mx.aol.com (rly-dd01.mail.aol.com [172.19.141.148]) by air-dd02.mail.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILINDD024-b5b472b90a9b3; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:03:59 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-dd01.mx.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDD015-b5b472b90a9b3; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:03:39 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Io3fr-00075c-2n for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:03:27 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Io3fq-00075R-6T for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:03:26 +0000 Received: from smtpauth11.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net ([64.202.165.33]) by relay3.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Io3fm-0007Uu-Qj for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:03:26 +0000 Received: (qmail 23139 invoked from network); 2 Nov 2007 21:02:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (208.37.242.34) by smtpauth11.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.33) with ESMTP; 02 Nov 2007 21:02:55 -0000 Message-ID: <472B9072.4090800@w1tag.com> Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:02:42 -0400 From: John Andrews User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: 137 kHz band - WRC07 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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 : X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: listenair ; SPF_822_from : X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) I've been trying to post various versions of the following to the U.S. lowfer reflector for a half hour, but they are always rejected as spam. I'll post it here! In an article on the ARRL site: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/11/02/102/?nc=1 An allocation at 135.7-137.8 kHz is still wending its way through the process. At this point, two footnotes have been added. One would limit the power to 1 watt EIRP. The other would allow countries in Region I to opt out of permitting the allocation. Also, for some reason, Saudi Arabia appears to be objecting to the whole idea. On the face of it, a transmitting setup running 1 watt EIRP will be 2.1 dB weaker than 1 watt ERP based on a dipole in free space. That's not a step forward. Presumably, countries presently defining power in this allocation based on dipole-ERP will have to switch to the more restrictive EIRP, right? And the opt-out for Region I is probably a concession to the Saudis. It'll be interesting on a number of levels to see how the U.S. votes when the final package is ready. John Andrews, W1TAG