Hi folks, France's regulatory authority has accepted the use by amateurs of the 136 kHz band, but the text has not yet been published in the Official Journal. There are a couple of French hams intere
TNX Andre, I'll have a look at this today. The antenna is in good shape. I just have to pull it up slightly more at the north-west corner. It works very well with the broadcast stations (BBC Radio 4
Hello! The interest in LF and VLF transmissions is growing and the sole messages on this list regarding record breaking contacts are there to prove that. Well, as CQ has a long tradition in sponsorin
Hello all, I've just had a long conversation with the guy who's responsible for the Amateur Service here in France, at the ministry of telecommunications. The situation is more complicated than I pre
Yes , the "French Connection" looks tricky. I must admit that the person to who I talked on the phone said: "I thought that everybody was already QRV on 136"... If you see what I mean, we could be ab
Hello, The deadline for your comments about the new CQ Low Frequency Countries Certificate (LFCC) is on Monday 27 December 1999. After that date, the rules will be published in all appropriate bullet
Hello! First of all, a Merry Christmas to everyone (yes, there are 12 days in Christmas so it's still time). Before leaving for a long drive, my neighbour phoned me to ask if I had a CB set that he c
Hi all, It should be possible, but maybe results should be better at the low point of the solar cycle. Yes, indeed, results on LF are better than ever when the solar cycle is at its minimum activity;
Hi folks! Just for information, I've found and interesting Web page regarding LORAN C. You'll find the complete list of transmitters, with their locations and power output, at: http://www.megapulse.c
I forgot, I've also been TM6JUN (that's for my previous message). OK Dick, thanks for the locator information. I've dropped al this down on a locator map. Once my my 136 dipole will be finally assemb
Wait and see the F-land signals coming in... Several 'big' projects are under way over here. Nobody's talked about them yet (except me!), but I think that we'll be audible in good conditions all over
Hi folks, Be careful with this one. Yes, indeed, there is an official text going around, but France is still NOT authorised to use the band right now. Remember, I had a long conversation with the guy
Hi gang, However, the ministry of telecommunications told me this morning, by phone, that it's just a question of months, or maybe weeks. Now the bad news: At the time being, there is no official ama
g3kev a *crit : Strange everybody else in EU has seen the document. Did say the French would be the last to get the news!!!!!! Time for Tractors and Trucks. It works in every other situation !!!!!! A
Hello all, The LF regulations in France have been published by the ANF, our frequency coordination agency, in the 'Journal Officiel'. The band is allocated to the amateur service on a secondry basis,
No, we're not digging any holes, rather building antennas (upwards) and finishing our amplifiers. There are at least two of us: F8IPH and F6JSZ getting bits and pieces together to get 'on air'. It's
I use a Macintosh system which doesn't crash very often, not to say never. Obviously, there aren't many programs around for amateur radio enthusiasts. The best one I've used for narrow band reception
Maybe we could do some direction finding on this one and I'll try to find out exactly where the signal is coming from. I'm probably closer, which could help... 73, Mark, F6JSZ Yes, I can. It is so co
