On Fri, 29 Jun 2007, lawrence mayhead wrote:

> John says..............."100mW erp on 500kHz might be pushing from this
> remote location"
> Yes I agree, but it would be a challenge, so worthwhile in my opinion.
> Laurie G3AQC
> Chichester on the south coast, so could'nt be much further away !
> 

Hello Laurie,

No, you're right! 

A challenge is what it will be, this is experimental radio after all, 
and I'm winding myself up to get involved. I just love the idea of 
keeping 500kHz alive with hand keyed CW.

Will try to get a pre-amp built for the RX loop over the weekend. I 
suppose a first test would be if I can RX any NAVTEX (is it still on 
518kHz?).

Once I've managed to receive some signals from other amateurs I'll look 
at applying for the NOV. 

Cheers,

John GM4SLV