Return-Path: Received: from mtain-ma12.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-ma12.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.20]) by air-de05.mail.aol.com (v127_r1.1) with ESMTP id MAILINDE051-5eb24b7aade5141; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:38:29 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-ma12.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 2CA5138000650; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:38:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NhOXj-0005ZD-HQ for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:36:51 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NhOXj-0005Z4-4E for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:36:51 +0000 Received: from mail-bw0-f224.google.com ([209.85.218.224]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NhOXg-0001eg-N7 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:36:51 +0000 Received: by bwz24 with SMTP id 24so3296842bwz.29 for ; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:36:42 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=oIsVgyEoSRlj1W4HwC5Y/EHku4XgkSdrAvTArJ+NOWk=; b=YPQNcrcBTSZSCZZ2cgeZRbysQmeeOEfL8CVs2Ac4LZP5FMchIuzHHZAJv6bHLVbveB GGZi/eblaOSrYK2WLyVU+XlRrPunI6z0aFgiPxSCri14r/jQG1M1iQR2M3a4WIHIyNx/ J68FQkU9zjA6IxO+I42Beui67bRhsXcpjAMoU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=MwHpMf04KaA3c4exVhvASgJ0h1TbE9Q+Z3CqTKMLLAQPrgQmFND7zMCFgxRfTFWY53 +5aeqsjUr5P6M74bZNOx9UJIoWjIr2Cg7OrnQ9uJZuQrNFQ1zkghIqsKPVnkphPENLlC lEHSYLOaQPHfvyBNVPhlAvSoOa5YQhKTIW/cI= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.152.152 with SMTP id g24mr4017860bkw.205.1266331001578; Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:36:41 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <000e01caaf04$cdfbed50$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> References: <000e01caaf04$cdfbed50$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:36:41 +0000 Message-ID: <9afca2641002160636l75a94554p6f0696e153790f56@mail.gmail.com> From: Roger Lapthorn To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: 500 more Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175d0336846491047fb8a9c8 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_20_30,HTML_MESSAGE 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-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-d308.2 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60144b7aade369b6 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --0015175d0336846491047fb8a9c8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Interesting thought Mal. I wonder how OFCOM would react to a request for a larger UK allocation? I wonder how many 500kHz NoVs have been allocated and how many people are active. 73s Roger G3XBM On 16 February 2010 12:37, mal hamilton wrote: > With the recent influx of PA stations, new ones appearing every day, > it might be the time to request a larger 500 band, 3 Khz is barely enough > for QSO purposes, also a reduction in unattended BEACON acty would be > useful to avoid qrm. > When acty increases and more countries permit 500 operations there will not > be enough space. > Receiver selectivity also needs to be checked, the old TRF sets will have > to go. > 73 de mal/g3kev > > > -- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/G3XBM G3XBM GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088 --0015175d0336846491047fb8a9c8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Interesting thought Mal.

I wonder how OFCOM would react to a reque= st for a larger UK allocation? I wonder how many 500kHz NoVs have been all= ocated and how many people are active.

73s
Roger G3XBM

On 16 February 2010 12:37, mal hamilton <g3kevmal@talktal= k.net> wrote:
=A0=A0=A0With the recent influx of PA= =20 stations, new ones appearing every day, it might be the time to request a= larger=20 500 band, 3 Khz is barely enough for QSO purposes, also a reduction in=20 unattended =A0BEACON=A0acty would be useful to avoid qrm.
When acty increases and more countrie= s permit 500=20 operations there will not be enough space.
Receiver selectivity also needs to be= checked, the=20 old TRF sets will have to go.
73 de mal/g3kev
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