Things are looking good at WRC-12. Approval of an international amateur radio allocation around 470 kHz seems very likely:
http://www.arrl.org/news/agenda-item-1-23-passes-committee-moves-to-plenary This does, of course, lead to the question of antennas. What can people without a few acres to dedicate to 600m do to get a vaguely decent antenna? I started modeling an inverted L with an FCP and a loading coil the size of a rain barrel. Then I added more top wires, in more directions, and the loading coil is only half the size of a rain barrel :) Before loading coil losses, gain is about -10dBi! Nowhere near as easy as 160m, but this could be a very interesting antenna challenge for hams... -- All rights reversed. _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
