Thanks so much for all that great information, John. I clearly have much to learn!
73, KF5YHP Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 19, 2017, at 5:54 PM, John Parmalee via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is quite a bit of information on the web about the new bands. As far > as i know there is one transverter kit you can buy. > > Some ham equipment like my Yausu 857,Is ts there any thing that radio won't > do? Xmit below the BC band for one. > Since the band is narrow, CW and digital. People could WAS if there was > some one to talk to. > > Don't worry about a 1/2 wave antenna, Most people who have been using the > band with a part 5 experimental license use as long a wire, a big coil and a > set of radials. Also an 80 meter as a flat top. short the coax at the shack > end, that is your long wire with a 80 meter top hat, work this against a > ground. > > http://njdtechnologies.net/ will be a wealth of information. > > I have a part 5 license and antenna . But I haven't gotten the RF on the air. > > > First thing to do is to go to > https://utc.org/plc-database-amateur-notification-process/ and get registered > with those folks. It is a bit of a klunky site. Demanded many tests that I > am not a robot then demanded two lat lons for my antenna. ( got the lat Lon > off my i phone) I only have one antenna, I gave them the north end of the > antenna. They didn't give a very good receipt, just submitted, no date stamp. > > If you would like to talk more give me a call, I have some mux cards that > cover these frequencies. . > > > > > > John Parmalee > [email protected] > 281-380-3811 > K5VGM WI2XLJ > In a message dated 9/19/2017 11:38:46 AM Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Howdy all, > > I'm very happy to hear about the new 630-meter and 2200-meter ham bands. I > mean, even if it's a difficult part of the spectrum to make use of, it's > still MORE spectrum we can use, right? > > But I am wondering about the practical aspect; exactly how we are going to > use them. Specifically: > > 1) Is anyone aware of any manufacturers' plans to produce and sell equipment > for operation in these bands? Or is this simply going to be the province of > experimenters (which is fine too)? > > 2) Just from the physics, it seems to me that these bands are going to be > groundwave propagation only. Is that correct? And I'd think maritime ops > are similar, though different. I'd be particularly interested to hear from > some of the veterans who have experience with LF comms at sea, for example. > > Thanks! > > 73, > KF5YHP > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Message delivered to [email protected]
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