[ARC5] 500 KHZ Emergency Frequency

[David Stinson]

Don't forget we have a "sliver" band at 470-something KC
coming shortly.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] 500 KHZ Emergency Frequency


> On 15 Aug 2012 at 6:23, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
>
>> I guess there is an effort underway now to make 500 KHZ an amateur
>> frequency.
>
> No. I have been, for many years, part of an effort to get part of the 600 
> meter
> band as an amateur band, but 500 KHz, will remain a non-ham emergency
> frequency. There are still many places in the world, mostly third-world
> countries, that still monitor that.
>
> Ken W7EKB
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