Hello the list,
Several questions have come up concerning the WH2XBA grant
and I thought I might address them here. Bob W2ZM contacted me about
applying for a grant at the top end of the vlf range (just below 30kHz).
The thought was that the high end of vlf would be a bit less challenging
than the low end below 9kHz (which is unregulated).
Some of the usual suspects expressed interest so they were
added to the application. Also Jim AA5BW - Jim and I have a mutual friend
through work - Jim is highly capable and technical and has multiple
sites throughout the country. There was some concern that the
frequencies around 30kHz were unoccupied due to propagation reasons and some
thought it might be good to go a bit higher, hence the 27-59kHz range, leaving
clearance for WWVB at the top end.
The license is for 5W ERP, 27-59kHz, CW and every
data mode that I could think of.
The application was filed on January 29 and the license
issued on February 27 - this was despite some Federal Holidays and closings
due to blizzards! So I suspect that it didn't raise too many
questions.
The stations are:
WH2XBA/1 Bob
W2ZM
WH2XBA/2 Warren K2ORS
WH2XBA/3 Jay
W1VD
WH2XBA/4 Dex
W4DEX
WH2XBA/5 Laurence
KL1L
WH2XBA/6 /7 /8 etc etc James Plesa AA5BW
WH2XBA Grant Attached.
73 Warren K2ORS
