Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-dg04.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id EA6BD380000BF; Wed, 2 Nov 2011 18:17:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1RLj6Y-0006uj-Ps for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:16:18 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1RLj6Y-0006uZ-Ay for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:16:18 +0000 Received: from mail-bw0-f43.google.com ([209.85.214.43]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1RLj6V-0004M4-Tx for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:16:18 +0000 Received: by bkbzt12 with SMTP id zt12so1023929bkb.16 for ; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:16:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=fxtbNL8xxn+C2Or00FRWoSryLinpKZCkZB+FzFKGsB0=; b=PxajVQFY13icNrytHY1DT4Tv9uAeNQJCi/LLlcf/G4PQG76x0zdG+xvNfc71yzL5Yz YZNpAyqz5qWmXCOimrEc6BbymvS7TIsrGsSDIeJGUFOraJ0TFUcToZQQeShApi9lP6Aa ka7XwjM9qmPlzYpJys2kmbzyyYcBW3nm9om3E= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.9.135 with SMTP id l7mr5404465bkl.56.1320272169819; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:16:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.173.2 with HTTP; Wed, 2 Nov 2011 15:16:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2011 09:16:09 +1100 Message-ID: From: Dimitrios Tsifakis To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: 5 Whats? Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00151758a7e8b05ee004b0c7d110 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=5.0 tests=HTML_FONTCOLOR_UNSAFE, 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-SCORE: 0:2:475982112:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 X-AOL-SCOLL-AUTHENTICATION: mail_rly_antispam_dkim-m010.2 ; domain : gmail.com DKIM : pass x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d410c4eb1c15f3429 X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none --00151758a7e8b05ee004b0c7d110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I can certainly live with that. Fingers crossed now for WRC-12. And a well done to those that achieved this outcome. I hear that it hasn't been an easy task. There is still plenty of things to do with 5 W radiated. Isn't this radio hobby of ours all about the challenge anyway? Smaller rigs, less global warming :-) Also, bigger wavelength, isn't that better? :-) Seriously, better this than nothing. New crystals can be cut, and the antennas can be tuned. 8 kHz is plenty too. Sometimes, at least in this part of the world, I even think that 2.1 kHz is an unimaginably huge bandwidth for the modes that are the most popular (QRSS and friends). Just my humble opinion anyway. 73, Dimitris VK1SV 2011/11/3 Laurence KL7UK > During the meeting of the CEPT WRC-12 Conference Preparatory Group held > in Bucharest between November 1st-4th 2011 an European Common Proposal was > agreed. This ECP represents the block vote of 48 administrations and was > passed without dissent. It proposes an allocation to the amateur service > between 472-480 kHz on a secondary basis with a maximum power limit of 5W > eirp. > This ECP will now be forwarded to the ITU as a contribution from CEPT. > I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who > participated in the work of the working group that led to the adoption of > this proposal. Also thanks are due to those European Member Societies who > helped to influence their national administrations in this matter. > Now for WRC-12. > Colin, G3PSM > CEPT Co-ordinator for Agenda Item 1.23 > > > Laurence KL7UK > > --00151758a7e8b05ee004b0c7d110 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I can certainly live with that. Fingers crossed now for WRC-12. And a well = done to those that achieved this outcome. I hear that it hasn't been an= easy task.

There is still plenty of things to do with 5 W radiated.= Isn't this radio hobby of ours all about the challenge anyway? Smaller= rigs, less global warming :-) Also, bigger wavelength, isn't that bett= er? :-)

Seriously, better this than nothing. New crystals can be cut, and the a= ntennas can be tuned. 8 kHz is plenty too. Sometimes, at least in this part= of the world, I even think that 2.1 kHz is an unimaginably huge bandwidth = for the modes that are the most popular (QRSS and friends).

Just my humble opinion anyway.

73, Dimitris VK1SV


2011/11/3 Laurence KL7UK <hellozerohellozero@hotmail.co= m>
During the meeting of the CEPT WRC-12 Conference Preparatory Group held in = Bucharest between November 1st-4th 2011 an European Common Proposal was agr= eed.=A0=A0 This ECP represents the block vote of 48 administrations and was= passed without dissent.=A0=A0 It proposes an allocation to the amateur ser= vice between 472-480 kHz on a secondary basis with a maximum power limit of= 5W eirp.
This ECP will now be forwarded to the ITU as a contribution from CEPT.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who participate= d in the work of the working group that led to the adoption of this proposa= l.=A0=A0 Also thanks are due to those European Member Societies who helped = to influence their national administrations in this matter.
Now for WRC-12.
Colin, G3PSM
CEPT Co-ordinator for Agenda Item 1.23
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Laurence KL7UK


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