Roger, thanks for your suggestions below. Very envious of your quiet
location....
Unless anyone else has some different views, can I suggest that we call the
matter closed, for now. The key issue is when we can usefully approach Ofcom
and the extent to which they will be prepared to react to our request. There
will also be the issue of timing, if an increase is agreed.
73 John, G3WKL
Gw3UEP <[email protected]> wrote :
> Sent previously but not
> reflected...
>
> With a quiet/noise-free Rx site
> [West-Wales], day-time cw sigs from Kent are detectable or at
> MDS.
>
> A 1W ERP limit would allow daytime E-W
> [coast-coast/300mls] qso's, with quiet Rx sites.
>
> A 4W ERP limit would allow daytime N-S
> [coast-coast/600mls] qso's, with quiet Rx sites.
>
> Since most stations have significant noise-levels,
> these ERP values would still be too low for general inter-GB day-time
> use.
> However, a x10 increase would be a realistic
> start.
>
> I've been enjoying regular day-time qso's with GI4DPE at 250mls
> range, over a mixed land/sea/land path, with steady/repeatable s/meter
> readings,
> ideal for ant/tx experiments [both quiet sites].
> So far, this has not been possible to the east over a land path with
> noise-limited stn's.
>
> 73,
> Rog/Gw3UEP.
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