[ARC5] FCC General exam

[Richard Knoppow]

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>From: D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 26, 2013 2:39 PM
>To: "wa5jci at flash.net" <wa5jci at flash.net>, "mstangelo at comcast.net" <mstangelo at comcast.net>
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>Subject: Re: [ARC5] FCC General exam
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>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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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> >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
     See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLF_Transmitter_Cutler   for more on NAA.   According to this the power is 1.8 MW.  There is a link to and article on the Jim Creek station (NLK)which runs 1.2 MW.