I've been trying to post various versions of the following to the U.S.
lowfer reflector for a half hour, but they are always rejected as spam.
I'll post it here!
In an article on the ARRL site:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/11/02/102/?nc=1
An allocation at 135.7-137.8 kHz is still wending its way through the
process. At this point, two footnotes have been added. One would limit
the power to 1 watt EIRP. The other would allow countries in Region I to
opt out of permitting the allocation. Also, for some reason, Saudi
Arabia appears to be objecting to the whole idea.
On the face of it, a transmitting setup running 1 watt EIRP will be 2.1
dB weaker than 1 watt ERP based on a dipole in free space. That's not a
step forward. Presumably, countries presently defining power in this
allocation based on dipole-ERP will have to switch to the more
restrictive EIRP, right?
And the opt-out for Region I is probably a concession to the Saudis.
It'll be interesting on a number of levels to see how the U.S. votes
when the final package is ready.
John Andrews, W1TAG
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