[ARC5] [Milsurplus] 500 Kc XMTR

[David Stinson]

For those who get discouraged over the "5W ERP" rule,
please take heart.
In the 1980s on 180 KC- way lower and harder than
472 KC- we were able to make contacts over hundreds and
thousands of miles- and eventually California to Hawaii-
with antennas 30-50 feet (about 1% of a wavelength)
and with MICROWATTS of radiated power.  Granted, the
noise floor is much worse than it was 30 years ago, 
but there are ways around that plus you've got a lot
more RF to work with here.  It can be done.

73 Dave AB5S