Dear Markus and Group,

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 [email protected] wrote:

>> Joe, VO1NA is waiting for authorisation renewal and is in the meanwhile
transmitting under Part 15 regulations 1 watt input power on 189.8106 kHz. Joe
was transmitting "N"s during the night. Screenshot <<

WOW - this sounds sensational !! A Part-15 beacon with less than 1W to a
miniature antenna, seen in Central Europe, amidst megawatt longwave BC
transmitters ... are you really sure?

Well, not really...  In Canada, 160-190 kHz is similar to the US Part-15
as outlined in RSS-210.  The restrictions of RSS-210 can be somewhat
relaxed  with a "letter of authorsation".  The TX output was 5 watts
with 0.40 A aerial current to a 100 metre wire.

To the true "Part-15" operators, do not be discouraged... the TA quest
has not _yet_ been acheived with 1 watt and 15 metres of antenna, but
I'm working on it!

Congrats to Hartmut. By looking at his capture long enough, I can see 4
N's.

Hopefully my LOA for 2200 metres will be updated soon.  In the mean time,
I've been working on improving the frequency stability on 1600.


73
Joe