[ARC5] FCC General exam

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

It is 1MW. I fould this list of VLF stations:

<http://www.smeter.net/stations/vlf-stations.php>

Mike N2MS

----- Original Message -----
From: D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
To: wa5jci at flash.net, mstangelo at comcast.net
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Sent: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 22:39:18 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: RE: [ARC5] FCC General exam

What was the power output at that Cutler, ME LF station?  100 KW?  1 MW?  I don't remember. I saw a presentation of the building of that station at a Dallas, TX hamfest around 63 or 64. 
 
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* Oklahoma City, OK * 
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> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:28:25 -0600
> To: mstangelo at comcast.net; k2gkk at hotmail.com
> From: wa5jci at flash.net
> CC: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] FCC General exam
> 
> Then there was the Omega system used mainly for civilian aircraft and 
> ship navigation. We also used it for tracking our high altitude 
> research balloons.
> 
> de Pete  WA5JCI
> 
> 
> 
> >The Navy still uses VLF transmitters to communicate with submarines. 
> >Using a loop antenna to eliminate local QRN I can pick up the 
> >Laulualei Hawaii station on 21.4 khz or the Jim Creek, Washington 
> >station on 24.8khz day or night.
> >
> >The Cutler, Maine station at 24khz is easy to pick up since it is 
> >close to my QTH in New Jersey.
> >
> >Mike N2MS
> 
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