Re: LF: WRC-2012 proposal for 'near' 500kHz band(s)

[M0FMT <m0fmt@yahoo.co.uk>]

Yes 2m tuning high to low aaah those were the days.

 

It may be an advantage to have the US in one band and EU in another to avoid local powerful stations blotting DX. It makes it effectively a bigger band as well. So there may be a plus to this idea?

 

73 es GL Pete M0FMT IO91UX

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From: Mike Dennison <mike.dennison@ntlworld.com>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
Sent: Wed, 2 March, 2011 17:38:50
Subject: Re: LF: WRC-2012 proposal for 'near' 500kHz band(s)

On 2 Mar 2011 at 15:52, Roger Lapthorn wrote:

> Why not try for 472-487kHz the amateur radio service in *every*
> region? Is there any logic having two proposals (at least)? Wouldn't
> the chances of success at WRC-2012 been higher if there was a common
> frequency proposal worldwide for an allocation at MF?
> Roger G3XBM

The logic is that if the commercial interests in only one region
objects to the proposed common frequency the whole proposal falls. It
is up to the amateur service in each region to work out what they
feel would have the greatest chance of success. Ideally there should
be a worldwide allocation, but we have lived with split bands before,
and in fact voluntarily split our own bands on a geographical basis.

Mike, G3XDV
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